sesban|ˈsɛsbæn| [ad. F. sesban, ultimately ad.Pers.sīsabān.] Any leguminous plant of the genus Sesbania, esp.S. ægyptiaca and aculeata (which yields rope fibre). 1860Sir Rohan's Ghost vi, Orange-colored sesban.1864Grisebach Flora W. Ind. Islands 787.