noun Etymology: alteration of earlier sesam, sesama, from Latin sesamum, sesama, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian šamaššamu ~ Date: 15th century a widely cultivated chiefly tropical or subtropical annual erect herb ( Sesamum indicum of the family Pedaliaceae), open ~
SESAME
Meaning of SESAME in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012