Benne

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See sesame.
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  • n. sesame
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and Sesamum indicum), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil or sesame oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An annual plant, Sesamum Indicum, natural order Pedaliaceœ, a native of India, but largely cultivated in most tropical and subtropical countries for the sake of the seeds and the oil expressed from it.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    herbaceous plant    Herb   
    Variant
    oil plant    benni   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adrienne    Amen    Ben    Cayenne    Chen    Cheyenne    Den    Gen    Glen    Glenn   
     
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