
n. [ Ar. sebestān 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ In the West Indies the name is given to the similar fruit of Cordia Sebestana. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ G., from L. semestris half-yearly; sex six + mensis a month. ] A period of six months; especially, a term in a college or university which divides the year into two terms. [ 1913 Webster ]