SESAME


Meaning of SESAME in English

/ses"euh mee/ , n.

1. a tropical, herbaceous 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. See open sesame . Also called benne (for defs. 1, 2).

[ 1400-50; sesáme sesame plant shamashshammu, derived from shaman shammi plant oil; r. sesam, late ME sysane sesamum sésamon sesame seed ]

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