Sebesten
Sebesten (se*bes"ten) , noun
[Arabic sebestān the tree: compare Sp. sebesten.]
(Botany) The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees (Cordia Myxa, and Cordia latifolia), sometimes used medicinally in pectoral diseases.
In the West Indies the name is given to the similar fruit of Cordia Sebestana.