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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sesame \Ses"a*me\, n. [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr ????, ???: cf F.
s['e]same.] (Bot.)
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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sesame
n : East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or
benniseed and sesame oil [syn: {benne}, {benni}, {benny},
{Sesamum indicum}]
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