单词 | sesame |
释义 | Word Frequency sesame(ˈsɛsəmɪ) noun Also called: benne, gingili, semsem, til1. a tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, of the East Indies, cultivated, esp in India, for its small oval seeds: family Pedaliaceae 2. the seeds of this plant, used in flavouring bread and yielding an edible oil (benne oil or gingili) Word origin C15: from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic simsim |
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