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1. (n.) sesame
a tropical plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil.
2. sesame
the seeds themselves, used to add flavor to bread, crackers, etc.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < Gk sēsámē sesame plant &indirdesc; Akkadian &shacek;ama&shacek;&shacek;ammū)
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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) sesame
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
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