| NOUN | plant | benne, sesame, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum | East Indian annual erect herb |
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| Sounds | beh'n | |
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| Rhymes | again ... Zen: 37 rhymes with ehn... | |
| Meaning | East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil. | |
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| Synonyms | sesame, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum | |
| Member of | Sesamum, genus Sesamum | Tropical African and Indian herbs |
| Parts | sesame seed, benniseed | small oval seeds of the sesame plant |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | ajonjolí, alegría, sésamo, sesamum indicum | |
| Catalan | alegria, sèsam, sesamum indicum, Sesamum indicum | |
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