sə̇ˈbestən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Arabic sibistān, from Persian segpistān
1.
a. : an East Indian tree ( Cordia myxa ) with white flowers in loose terminal panicles — called also Assyrian plum
b. or sebesten plum : the fruit of the sebesten used in India for pickles and dried as a demulcent
2.
a. : geiger tree
b. : the white edible fruit of the geiger tree