sebesten

English

noun
Definitions
  • A medium-sized deciduous tree of species or, less often, , , or other species in the genus , the wood of which is used for furniture and musical instruments.
  • The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit from these plants, eaten and used medicinally against pectoral diseases, also in a mixture called diasebesten (diasebesten), and for glue.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sebesten derived from Arabic سِبِسْتَان derived from Persian سگ‌پستان (dog teat), سگ (dog) + Persian پستان (teat, breast).

Origin

Persian

پستان

Gloss

teat, breast

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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