Definitions for sesame
ˈsɛs ə misesame

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sesame, benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicumnoun

   East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sesamenoun

   A tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil

2. sesamenoun

   The seed of this plant

3. Etymology: 1425; sisamie, from sisame, learned borrowing from sisamum, variant of sesame, from σησάμη (obl. σήσαμον) ‘sesame seed’, from Old Aramaic (šūššmā), shortening of (šumššemā), from (Assyrian) šamaššammū, šamaššammi, literally ‘plant oil’, compound of ‘oil’ and ‘plant’.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sesame

   Sesame ( or ; Sesamum indicum) is a plant in the genus Sesamum, also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods. World production in 2018 was 6 million metric tons (5,900,000 long tons; 6,600,000 short tons), with Sudan, Myanmar, and India as the largest producers.Sesame seed is one of the oldest oilseed crops known, domesticated well over 3,000 years ago. Sesamum has many other species, most being wild and native to sub-Saharan Africa. S. indicum, the cultivated type, originated in India. It tolerates drought conditions well, growing where other crops fail. Sesame has one of the highest oil contents of any seed. With a rich, nutty flavor, it is a common ingredient in cuisines around the world. Like other foods, it can trigger allergic reactions in some people.

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1. sesame

   Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum, commonly cultivated for its edible seeds. These seeds grow in small pods and are considered one of the oldest oilseed crops in the world. They are highly nutritious, rich in oil and protein, and commonly used in cooking, baking, and the production of sesame oil.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sesamenoun

   either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See Benne

2. Etymology: [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. , : cf. F. ssame.]

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1. Sesame

   Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods. Sesame seed is considered to be the oldest oilseed crop known, domesticated well over 3000 years ago. Sesame is very drought-tolerant. It has been called a survivor crop, with an ability to grow where most crops fail. Sesame has one of the highest oil contents of any seed. With a rich nutty flavor, it is a common ingredient in cuisines across the world. Sesame, like other nuts and foods, can trigger allergic reactions in some people. The world harvested about 3.84 million metric tonnes of sesame seeds in 2010. The largest producer of sesame seeds in 2010 was Burma. The world's largest exporter of sesame seeds was India, and Japan the largest importer.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sesame

   ses′a-mē, n. an annual herbaceous plant of Southern Asia, whose seed yields the valuable gingili-oil.—adjs. Ses′amoid, -al, denoting certain small bones found in the substance of the tendons at the articulations of the great toes, and in other parts of the body.—n. Ses′amum, the genus to which sesame belongs.—Open sesame, the charm by which the door of the robbers' cave flew open in the tale of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' in the Arabian Nights. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sesame

   A type of cultivar, plant and seed.

   Sesame is cultivated for its seeds which are used as a form of food, a form of oil

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 3, 2016  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sesame in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sesame in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of sesame in a Sentence

1. Lisa Henson:

   When he was a younger guy, he really thought that puppetry was only going to be part of what he would do with his life creatively, and that he would also be a filmmaker -- and particularly an experimental filmmaker, so when the Muppets became so popular, with' Sesame Street' and then with' The Muppet Show,' he didn't want to just continue to only do the Muppets. He always had other things that he wanted to pursue creatively, and' The Dark Crystal' was The Dark Crystal ', and his first big breakaway.

2. Dana Perino:

   One of the best gifts I ever got [as a child] was a play kitchen, complete with an oven, pots and pans, i already had the imagination I needed to cook up delicious meals for all my dolls and stuffed-animal friends. I also had a ‘Sesame Street' playhouse that would unfold, and I was right there with Big Bird and all the other residents hanging out on the steps of the best neighborhood in the world. It was amazing to live on a block where I could have so many friends.

3. Azmi Musleh:

   That land is my heart and soul. It is my family's heart and soul. We used to grow sesame, figs, olives, back to the time of my father, his father, and his father before him.

4. Caroll Spinney:

   Big Bird brought me so many places, opened my mind and nurtured my soul, and I plan to be an ambassador for Sesame Workshop for many years to come. After all, Eric Jacobson're a family ! But now Sesame Workshop for many years's time for two performers that I have worked with and respected -- and actually hand-picked for the guardianship of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch -- to take my alter-egos into their hands and continue to give them life.

5. Linda Ronstadt:

   That's mind-boggling, sesame Street.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sesame
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sesame
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sesame
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sesame
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sesame