sebesten
noun
se·bes·ten
sə̇ˈbestən
plural -s
1
a
: an East Indian tree (Cordia myxa) with white flowers in loose terminal panicles
called also Assyrian plum
b
or sebesten plum : the fruit of the sebesten used in India for pickles and dried as a demulcent
2
a
: geiger tree
b
: the white edible fruit of the geiger tree
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Arabic sibistān, from Persian segpistān