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SESAMUM INDICUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sesamum indicum mean?
• SESAMUM INDICUM (noun)
The noun SESAMUM INDICUM has 1 sense:
1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
Familiarity information: SESAMUM INDICUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Sesamum indicum" 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 "Sesamum indicum"):
benniseed; sesame seed (small oval seeds of the sesame plant)
Holonyms ("Sesamum indicum" is a member of...):
genus Sesamum; Sesamum (tropical African and Indian herbs)
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