Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sesban

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ses-ban
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sesban, سَيْسَبَان

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does sesban mean?
A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata or others of the genus Sesbania), whose fiber can be used for making ropes.
Where does sesban come from?
It is traced to French.

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