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SESAME
sesame, benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum
(noun) East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sesame (countable and uncountable, plural sesames)
A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil.
Synonyms: beniseed, gingelly
The seed of this plant.
Synonym: sesame seed
Anagrams
• Emessa, Maeses, Meases, ameses, meases
Source: Wiktionary
Ses"a*me, n. Etym: [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. sésame.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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. Open Sesame, the magical command which opened the door of the robber's den in the Arabian Nights' tale of "The Forty Thieves;" hence, a magical password.
– Sesame grass. (Bot.) Same as Gama grass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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