benne oil
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benne oil — Benne Ben ne, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.) The name of two plants ({Sesamum orientale} and {Sesamum indicum}), originally Asiatic; also called {oil plant}. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called {benne oil} or {sesame oil}, used mostly for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Benne — Ben ne, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.) The name of two plants ({Sesamum orientale} and {Sesamum indicum}), originally Asiatic; also called {oil plant}. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called {benne oil} or {sesame oil}, used mostly for making… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oil plant — Benne Ben ne, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.) The name of two plants ({Sesamum orientale} and {Sesamum indicum}), originally Asiatic; also called {oil plant}. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called {benne oil} or {sesame oil}, used mostly for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
benne — /ˈbɛni/ (say benee) noun the sesame, Sesamum indicum, from the seeds of which a fixed oil (oil of benne or benne oil) is expressed. {Malay} …
sesame oil — Benne Ben ne, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.) The name of two plants ({Sesamum orientale} and {Sesamum indicum}), originally Asiatic; also called {oil plant}. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called {benne oil} or {sesame oil}, used mostly for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
benne — n. Sesame, oil plant, tilseed, vangloe, bene … New dictionary of synonyms
oil-plant — n. Sesame, benne, oily grain (Sesamum) … New dictionary of synonyms
benne — noun East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil • Syn: ↑sesame, ↑benni, ↑benny, ↑Sesamum indicum • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holo … Useful english dictionary
sesame oil — n a pale yellow bland semidrying fatty oil obtained from sesame seeds and used chiefly as an edible oil, as a vehicle for various pharmaceuticals, and in cosmetics and soaps called also benne oil, teel oil * * * [NF] the refined fixed oil… … Medical dictionary
Olive oil regulation and adulteration — International Olive Council building The International Olive Council (IOC) is an intergovernmental organization based in Madrid, Spain, with 23 member states. It promotes olive oil around the world by tracking production, defining quality… … Wikipedia
