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.