benne

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun benne has 1 sense

benne(n = noun.plant) benni, benny, sesame, sesamum indicum - East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil;

has parts: benniseed, sesame seed

is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant

is a member of genus sesamum, sesamum

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CIDE DICTIONARY

benne, n. [Malay bijen.].

The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and Sesamum indicum), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil or sesame oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy. [1913 Webster]