sesban
Definition of sesban
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: either of two East Indian plants of the genus Sesbania (S. aculeata and S. aegyptiaca) — compare daincha
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Origin and Etymology of sesban
French, from Arabic saisabān, from Persian sīsabān
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Origin and Etymology of sesban
New Latin, from French sesban
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