sesban Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ses"ban noun

Etymology

F., fr. Ar. saisaban, seiseban, a kind of tree, fr. Per. sisaban seed of cinquefoil.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata) which furnishes a fiber used for making ropes. ✍ The name is applied also to the similar plant, Sesbania Ægyptiaca, and other species of the same genus.