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Sesame

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bennynoun(informal) A benefit.
benninounAlternative form of benne (“sesame”). [(chiefly attributive) Sesame.]
bennenoun(chiefly attributive) Sesame.
sesamum indicumnouneast indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

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benninounAlternative form of benne (“sesame”). [(chiefly attributive) Sesame.]
bennenoun(chiefly attributive) Sesame.
bennynoun(informal) A benefit.
sesamum indicumnouneast indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
tilnounSesame (plant: Sesamum indicum)
cilantronoun(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.
syrupnounAny thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.
simsimnounSynonym of sesame.
sesamumnoun(archaic) sesame
beniseednoun(Africa) sesame (Sesamum radiatum)
gingellynoun(India) The sesame plant.
sesamnoun
gomanoun(Australia) The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.
ajonjolinoun
ellunoun
bijan(also Bizhan, Bijhan or Bejan; ) a Persian given name meaning "Hero".
tahininoun(cooking) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
sesame seednounAn edible seed of the sesame plant, Sesamum indicum.
til seednounA sesame seed (from Sesamum indicum).
vanglonoun(Caribbean) Sesamum indicum, the sesame plant.

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