Jes″se (?), n. [LL. Jesse, the father of David, fr. Gr. �, fr. Herb. Yishai.] Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art; as: (a) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass. (b) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; — called also tree of Jesse.
Jesse window(Arch.), a window of which the glazing and tracery represent the tree of Jesse.