sesban

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noun

A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata or others of the genus Sesbania), whose fiber can be used for making ropes.

OriginFrench sesban ← Arabic سَيْسَبَان →
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Meanings

nounsesban (plural sesbans)

plural sesbans

  1. A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata or others of the genus Sesbania), whose fiber can be used for making ropes.

    The sesban belongs to the pulse family which contains a number of poisonous plants like the lupine, rattle-box loco weed, etc.

    1919, Veterinary Medicine, volume 14, page 246

Origin

  1. Arabicسَيْسَبَان
  2. Frenchsesban
  3. Englishsesban

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

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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