n. [ Ar. sebestān the tree: cf. Sp. sebesten. ] (Bot.) The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees (Cordia Myxa, and Cordia latifolia), sometimes used medicinally in pectoral diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the West Indies the name is given to the similar fruit of Cordia Sebestana. [ 1913 Webster ]