Sesame
Definition of Sesame
Ses´a`me
n.
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
.
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
.
Related Words
benne
,
benni
,
benniseed
,
benny
,
genus
Sesamum
,
herb
,
herbaceous
plant
,
sesame
seed
,
Sesamum
,
Sesamum
indicum
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