n. [ F., fr. Ar. saisabān, seisebān, a kind of tree, fr. Per. sīsabān seed of cinquefoil. ] (Bot.) A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata) which furnishes a fiber used for making ropes. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The name is applied also to the similar plant, Sesbania Aegyptiaca, and other species of the same genus. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 1. Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Amatory; erotic; -- in allusion to the reputed sensuality of the Lesbian people and literature; as, Lesbian novels. [ archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
3. Homosexual; -- applied to female homosexuals. [ PJC ]
a. 1. Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Amatory; erotic; -- in allusion to the reputed sensuality of the Lesbian people and literature; as, Lesbian novels. [ archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
3. Homosexual; -- applied to female homosexuals. [ PJC ]
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