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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Benne \Ben"ne\, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.) The name of two plants ({Sesamum orientale} and {S. indicum}), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: benne n : East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil [syn: {sesame}, {benni}, {benny}, {Sesamum indicum}]
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