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Sesame

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil.

n. The seed of this plant.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil

n. The seed of this plant

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See benne.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. An annual herbaceous plant, Sesamum Indicum (S. orientale), widely cultivated and naturalized in tropical and subtropical countries.

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

Word Usage

"The cookies feature oats, whole wheat flour, olive oil and dates, and are rolled in sesame seeds for a little crunch."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

herbaceous plant Herb

Cross Reference

open sesame

Variant

benne

Form

open sesame sesame seed

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

sesame seed

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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