释义 |
se·bes·ten \sə̇ˈbestən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Arabic sibistān, from Persian segpistān 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 |