SESAME
Dictionary entry overview: What does sesame mean? • SESAME (noun)
The noun SESAME has 1 sense:
1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
Familiarity information: SESAME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SESAME (noun)
Meaning:
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
benne; benni; benny; sesame; Sesamum indicum
Hypernyms ("sesame" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "sesame"):
benniseed; sesame seed (small oval seeds of the sesame plant)
Holonyms ("sesame" is a member of...):
genus Sesamum; Sesamum (tropical African and Indian herbs)
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