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Definition: Sesbania aculeata
Sesban
\Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[=a]n, seiseb[=a]n, a
kind of tree, fr. Per. s[=i]sab[=a]n seed of cinquefoil.]
(Bot.)
A leguminous shrub (
Sesbania aculeata) which furnishes a
fiber used for making ropes.
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Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant,
Sesbania [AE]gyptiaca, and other species of the same
genus.
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