sebesten plum
sebesten plum noun: synonym of Assyrian plum.
Noun
sebesten plum (plural sebesten plums)
- Synonym of Assyrian plum
- Under the name Sebesten Plums, Sebestans, or Sepistans, two sorts of Indian fruit have been employed as pectoral medicines, for which their mucilaginous qualities, combined with some astringency, have recommended them.1849, John Lindley, Medical and Œconomical Botany, With Numerous Illustrations, page 208
- Some species are valued for their fruit, notably C. sebestena the Sebesten plum of the West Indies, C. myxa of Egypt; others for their timber, as C. gerascanthus and C. scabia, Spanish elm, princewood, &c. of the West Indies.1860, W. & R. Chambers (publisher), Chambers's Encyclopaedia, A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 3, page 475
- Synonyms:
- Assyrian plum
Synonyms of sebesten plum
Forms of sebesten plum
| plural | sebesten plums |
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Origin of sebesten plum
From sebesten + plum.
Questions about sebesten plum
- What does sebesten plum mean?
- Sebesten plum means synonym of Assyrian plum.
- What part of speech is sebesten plum?
- Sebesten plum is a noun.
- What is the plural of sebesten plum?
- The plural of sebesten plum is sebesten plums.
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