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
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
• 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
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
