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sesame (encz) | sesame,sezam n: Zdeněk Brož |
Sesame (gcide) | Sesame \Ses"a*me\, n. [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. ????, ???: cf. F.
s['e]same.] (Bot.)
Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum
(Sesamum Indicum, and Sesamum 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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sesame (wn) | sesame
n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or
benniseed and sesame oil [syn: sesame, benne, benni,
benny, Sesamum indicum] |
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open sesame (encz) | open sesame, n: |
sesame family (encz) | sesame family, n: |
sesame oil (encz) | sesame oil, n: |
sesame seed (encz) | sesame seed, n: |
Open Sesame (gcide) | Sesame \Ses"a*me\, n. [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. ????, ???: cf. F.
s['e]same.] (Bot.)
Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum
(Sesamum Indicum, and Sesamum 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Sesame (gcide) | Sesame \Ses"a*me\, n. [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. ????, ???: cf. F.
s['e]same.] (Bot.)
Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum
(Sesamum Indicum, and Sesamum 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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sesame grass (gcide) | Gama grass \Ga"ma grass`\ [From Gama, a cluster of the Maldive
Islands.] (Bot.)
A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and
exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies,
Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage
grass; -- called also sesame grass.
[1913 Webster]Sesame \Ses"a*me\, n. [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. ????, ???: cf. F.
s['e]same.] (Bot.)
Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum
(Sesamum Indicum, and Sesamum 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Sesame grass (gcide) | Gama grass \Ga"ma grass`\ [From Gama, a cluster of the Maldive
Islands.] (Bot.)
A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and
exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies,
Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage
grass; -- called also sesame grass.
[1913 Webster]Sesame \Ses"a*me\, n. [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. ????, ???: cf. F.
s['e]same.] (Bot.)
Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum
(Sesamum Indicum, and Sesamum 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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sesame oil (gcide) | benni \benni\ n.
an East Indian annual erect herb (Sesamum indicum); the
source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil. Same
as benne
Syn: sesame, benne, benny.
[WordNet 1.5]Benne \Ben"ne\, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.)
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. [Also spelled
benni.]
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sesame seed (gcide) | benni \benni\ n.
an East Indian annual erect herb (Sesamum indicum); the
source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil. Same
as benne
Syn: sesame, benne, benny.
[WordNet 1.5] |
open sesame (wn) | open sesame
n 1: any very successful means of achieving a result
2: a magical command; used by Ali Baba |
sesame family (wn) | sesame family
n 1: the family of plants of order Polemoniales [syn:
Pedaliaceae, family Pedaliaceae, sesame family] |
sesame oil (wn) | sesame oil
n 1: oil obtained from sesame seeds |
sesame seed (wn) | sesame seed
n 1: small oval seeds of the sesame plant [syn: sesame seed,
benniseed] |
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