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SESAMUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sesamum mean?
• SESAMUM (noun)
The noun SESAMUM has 1 sense:
1. tropical African and Indian herbs
Familiarity information: SESAMUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical African and Indian herbs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Sesamum; Sesamum
Hypernyms ("Sesamum" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "Sesamum"):
benne; benni; benny; sesame; Sesamum indicum (East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil)
Holonyms ("Sesamum" is a member of...):
family Pedaliaceae; Pedaliaceae; sesame family (the family of plants of order Polemoniales)
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