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Definitions for Sesame
[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] open sesame.
[4] a tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, of the East Indies, cultivated, esp in India, for its small oval seeds: family Pedaliaceae
[5] the seeds of this plant, used in flavouring bread and yielding an edible oil (benne oil or gingili )
Words nearby Sesame
servocontrol, servomechanism, servomotor, servqual, ses, sesame, sesame oil, sesamoid, sesh, sesostris i, sesotho
Origin of Sesame
1400–50; < Greek sēsámē sesame plant ≪ Akkadian shamashshammū, derived from shaman shammī plant oil; replacing sesam, late Middle English sysane < Latin sēsamum < Greek sḗsamon sesame seed
Word origin for Sesame
C15: from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic simsim