\Se*bes"ten\, n. [Ar. sebest[=a]n the tree: cf. Sp.
sebesten.] (Bot.)
The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees
({Cordia Myxa}, and {C. latifolia}), sometimes used
medicinally in pectoral diseases.
Note: In the West Indies the name is given to the similar
      fruit of {Cordia Sebestana}.