"sebesten" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪˈbɛs.tən/ [UK, US] Forms: sebestens [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin sebesten, from Arabic سِبِسْتَان (sibistān), from Persian سگپستان (sag-pestân, literally “dog teat”), from سگ (sag, “dog”) + پستان (pestân, “teat”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ML.|sebesten}} Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin sebesten, {{der|en|ar|سِبِسْتَان}} Arabic سِبِسْتَان (sibistān), {{der|en|fa|سگپستان|lit=dog teat|tr=sag-pestân}} Persian سگپستان (sag-pestân, literally “dog teat”), {{compound|fa|سگ|پستان|nocat=1|t1=dog|t2=teat|tr1=sag|tr2=pestân}} سگ (sag, “dog”) + پستان (pestân, “teat”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sebesten (plural sebestens)
  1. A medium-sized deciduous tree of species Cordia myxa or, less often, Cordia latifolia, Cordia sebestena, or other species in the genus Cordia, the wood of which is used for furniture and musical instruments. Categories (lifeform): Borage family plants, Fruits, Woods
    Sense id: en-sebesten-en-noun-39JdzGP7 Disambiguation of Borage family plants: 56 44 Disambiguation of Fruits: 46 54 Disambiguation of Woods: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26
  2. The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit from these plants, eaten and used medicinally against pectoral diseases, also in a mixture called diasebesten, and for glue. Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Woods
    Sense id: en-sebesten-en-noun-liqq5pF4 Disambiguation of Fruits: 46 54 Disambiguation of Woods: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Assyrian plum, lasora, lasura

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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