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sesame |
2 definitions found 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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