Note: In the West Indies the name is given to the similar fruit of {Cordia Sebestana}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Cordia latifolia — Sebesten Se*bes ten (s[ e]*b[e^]s t[e^]n), n. [Ar. sebest[=a]n 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cordia Myxa — Sebesten Se*bes ten (s[ e]*b[e^]s t[e^]n), n. [Ar. sebest[=a]n 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sebesten — Se*bes ten (s[ e]*b[e^]s t[e^]n), n. [Ar. sebest[=a]n 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
