BENNY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Benny mean? 

• BENNY (noun)
  The noun BENNY has 2 senses:

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

2. United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)

  Familiarity information: BENNY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BENNY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

benne; benni; benny; sesame; Sesamum indicum

Hypernyms ("benny" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "benny"):

benniseed; sesame seed (small oval seeds of the sesame plant)

Holonyms ("benny" is a member of...):

genus Sesamum; Sesamum (tropical African and Indian herbs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Benjamin Kubelsky; Benny; Jack Benny

Instance hypernyms:

comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)

 Context examples 

Benny McClenahan arrived always with four girls.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)