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Noun: sesame  se-su-mee
  1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
    - benne [US], benni [US], benny [US], Sesamum indicum
     
  2. Small oval seeds of the sesame plant
    - sesame seed, benniseed

Derived forms: sesames

Type of: flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], herb, herbaceous plant, seasoner, seasoning

Part of: genus Sesamum, Sesamum

Encyclopedia: Sesame, ouvre-toi

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