sesame

sesameSesamum indicum

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S0289300 (sĕs′ə-mē)n.1. An erect annual plant (Sesamum indicum) native to tropical Asia, widely cultivated for its small flat seeds.2. The seed of this plant, used as food and as a source of oil. In both senses also called benne, til¹.

[Middle English sisamie, from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamē, sēsamon, probably ultimately from Akkadian šamaššammū : šamnu, oil; see šmn in Semitic roots + šammu, plant; see śmm in Semitic roots.]

sesame

(ˈsɛsəmɪ) n1. (Plants) a tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, of the East Indies, cultivated, esp in India, for its small oval seeds: family Pedaliaceae2. (Plants) the seeds of this plant, used in flavouring bread and yielding an edible oil (benne oil or gingili) Also called: benne, gingili, semsem or til [C15: from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic simsim]

ses•a•me

(ˈsɛs ə mi)

n. 1. a tropical plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil. 2. the seeds themselves, used to add flavor to bread, crackers, etc. 3. open sesame. [1595–1605; < Greek sēsámē sesame plant « Akkadian šamaššammū]

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Noun

sesame - East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oilbenne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicumbenniseed, sesame seed - small oval seeds of the sesame plantherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Sesamum, Sesamum - tropical African and Indian herbs

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sesame

(sĕs`əmē), herb (Sesamum indicum or orientale) cultivated for its seeds since ancient times, found chiefly in the tropics of Africa and Asia. Sesame seeds, also called bennes or gingellies, are black or white and yield an oil that resists turning rancid. The oil (known also as teel oil) is used extensively in India for cooking, soap manufacture, food, and medicine and as an adulterant for olive oil. The seeds are also popularly added to cookies and other baked goods and are made into candy (e.g., benne cakes). Sesame was introduced by African slaves to the U.S. South, where it sometimes becomes a weed. The sesame was once credited with mystic powers. Sesame is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Serophulariales, family Pedaliaceae.

sesame

1. 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)

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noun East Indian annual erect herb

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