benni (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *benni*:
NOUN	plant	benni, sesame, benne, benny, Sesamum indicum	East Indian annual erect herb

English > *benni*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil.
Synonyms	sesame, benne, 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

HyperDic: benni