sesame

sesame
Benne plant, an herb, Sesamum indicum (family Pedaliaceae), the seeds of which are used as a food, and which are the source of s. oil. [G. s., s., an Eastern leguminous plant]
- s. oil the refined fixed oil obtained from the seed of one or more cultivated varieties of Sesamum indicum; a solvent for intramuscular injections. SYN: benne oil, gingili oil, teel oil.

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ses·a·me 'ses-ə-mēalso 'sez- n a widely cultivated annual erect herb (Sesamum indicum syn. S. orientale of the family Pedaliaceae) also its small somewhat flat seeds used as a source of sesame oil and a flavoring agent

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ses·a·me (sesґə-me) [L. sesamum; Gr. sēsamon] 1. Sesamum indicum. 2. the seeds of S. indicum, which yield sesame oil.

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