sesame Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
    benne; benni; Sesamum indicum; benny.

WordNet

Ses"a*me noun
Etymology
L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. , : cf. F. sésame.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913