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Definition of Sebesten
1. n. The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees (Cordia Myxa, and C. latifolia), sometimes used medicinally in pectoral diseases.
Definition of Sebesten
1. an oriental tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sebesten
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sebesten
Literary usage of Sebesten
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia:: Being a Treatise on Pharmacology in by Samuel Frederick Gray (1821)
"Cordia Myxa, and C. sebesten. The fruit is softening, moistening, and slightly
laxative: excellent bird-lime is made from it, WEST INDIAN LIGNUM RHODIUM. ..."
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