ˈsesəmē, -mi also -ˌmē sometimes ˈsezə- noun
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Etymology: alteration (influenced by French sésame, from Latin sesamum ) of earlier sesam, sesama, from Latin sesamum, sesama, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; akin to Assyrian šamaššamu sesame, Aramaic shūmshĕmā, Arabic simsim
1. : an East Indian annual erect herb ( Sesamum indicum ) having chiefly rosy or white flowers
2. or sesame seed : the small obovate flattish seeds of sesame that yield an oil and are used as a flavoring agent — called also benniseed
3. : open sesame
recognition that wealth, power, fame are not the sesame to happiness — Israel Goldstein
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