| 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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