sesame
Americannoun
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a tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil.
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the seeds themselves, used to add flavor to bread, crackers, etc.
noun
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a tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, of the East Indies, cultivated, esp in India, for its small oval seeds: family Pedaliaceae
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the seeds of this plant, used in flavouring bread and yielding an edible oil ( benne oil or gingili )
Etymology
Origin of sesame
1400–50; < Greek sēsámē sesame plant ≪ Akkadian shamashshammū, derived from shaman shammī plant oil; replacing sesam, late Middle English sysane < Latin sēsamum < Greek sḗsamon sesame seed
Example Sentences
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Acai bowls were recalled over possible plastic contamination, while sesame miso salad and hot honey mustard dressing were recalled over undeclared allergens.
From Los Angeles Times
Papa reaches into the pocket of his woolen suit jacket, where he stashes sesame sweets and hard candies, and pulls out some for all of us.
From Literature
Black sesame is also having a moment, she continues.
From Salon
The mango passion fruit vanilla caramel plays so well with black sesame praline that you’ll wish you got a few, because one certainly isn’t enough.
From Salon
These are basically peanut-butter cookies to which she adds toasted sesame seeds and, instead of salt, red miso for both salinity and a touch of umami.
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