sesame

Definition of Sesame in English :

East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sesame

noun

1.

a tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, of the East Indies, cultivated, esp in India, for its small oval seeds: family Pedaliaceae

2.

the seeds of this plant, used in flavouring bread and yielding an edible oil (benne oil or gingili)

noun

1.

a plant (Sesamum indicum) whose flat seeds yield an edible oil and are used for flavoring bread, rolls, etc.

2.

its seeds

n.

1. An erect annual plant (Sesamum indicum) native to tropical Asia, widely cultivated for its small flat seeds.

2. The seed of this plant, used as food and as a source of oil. In both senses also called benne, til¹.