NOUN | plant | benny, sesame, benne, benni, Sesamum indicum | East Indian annual erect herb |
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person | Benny, Jack Benny, Benjamin Kubelsky | United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) |
Sounds | beh'niy | |
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Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... |
Meaning | East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil. | |
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Synonyms | sesame, benne, benni, 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 |
Meaning | United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974). | |
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Synonyms | Jack Benny, Benjamin Kubelsky | |
Instance of | comedian, comic | A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts |
Spanish | Jack Benny | |
Catalan | Benny, Jack Benny |
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