Sesban

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sesban \Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[=a]n, seiseb[=a]n, a
     kind of tree, fr. Per. s[imac]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 Aegyptiaca}, and other species of the same
           genus.
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