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1. (n.) benne
the sesame plant or its seeds.
Etymology: (1760–70, Amer.)
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1. (noun) sesame, benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
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1. (noun) benne
the name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy
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