Etymology

sesban

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Today it means: A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata or others of the genus Sesbania), whose fiber can be used for making ropes. Full definition →

French sesban ← Arabic سَيْسَبَان
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  1. Arabic · derived fromسَيْسَبَان
  2. French · borrowed fromsesban
  3. English todaysesban

Borrowed from French sesban, from Arabic سَيْسَبَان (saysabān).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.