benne

ben·ne

B0190550 (bĕn′ē)n. See sesame.

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[Wolof and Malinke bene.]

benne

(ˈbɛnɪ) n1. (Plants) another name for sesame2. (Plants) benne oil the edible oil obtained from sesame seeds[C18: from Malay bene; compare Bambara bene]

ben•ne

(ˈbɛn i)

n. the sesame plant or its seeds. [1760–70, Amer.]

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benne - East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oilbenni, benny, sesame, 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