SESAME SEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sesame seed mean? 

• SESAME SEED (noun)
  The noun SESAME SEED has 1 sense:

1. small oval seeds of the sesame plant

  Familiarity information: SESAME SEED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SESAME SEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small oval seeds of the sesame plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

benniseed; sesame seed

Hypernyms ("sesame seed" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Meronyms (substance of "sesame seed"):

sesame oil (oil obtained from sesame seeds)

Holonyms ("sesame seed" is a part of...):

benne; benni; benny; sesame; Sesamum indicum (East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil)

 Context examples 

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine enrolled 48 participants aged 4 to 15 years with confirmed allergy to multiple foods, including milk, egg, wheat, soy, sesame seeds, peanut or tree nuts.

(Omalizumab improves efficacy of oral immunotherapy for multiple food allergies, National Institutes of Health)

An adult louse is about the size of a sesame seed.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Foods high in magnesium include almonds, bananas, beans, broccoli, brown rice, cashews, egg yolk, fish oil, flaxseed, green vegetables, milk, mushrooms, other nuts, oatmeal, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, soybeans, sunflower seeds, sweet corn, tofu, and whole grains (see: Foods, by content of Magnesium, Mg)

(Low Magnesium Levels Make Vitamin D Ineffective, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)