What is "sebesten"

Sebesten \Se*bes"ten\ (s[-e]*b[e^]s"t[e^]n), n. [Ar. sebest[=a]n the tree: cf. Sp. sebesten.] (Bot.) The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees ( Cordia Myxa, and Cordia latifolia), sometimes used medicinally in pectoral diseases.

Note: In the West Indies the name is given to the similar fruit of Cordia Sebestana.

n. 1 The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees ((taxlink Cordia myxa species noshow=1) and (taxlink Cordia latifolia species noshow=1)), sometimes used medicinally in pectoral diseases. 2 (context West Indies English) The similar fruit of (taxlink Cordia sebestana species noshow=1).