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Webster 1913 Edition
Sesame
Ses′a-me
,Noun.
[L.
sesamum
, sesama
, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]: cf. F. sésame
.] (Bot.)
Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus
Sesamum
(Sesamum Indicum
, and Sesamum orientale
), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See Benne
. Open Sesame
, the magical command which opened the door of the robber’s den in the Arabian Nights' tale of “The Forty Thieves;” hence, a magical password.
– Sesame grass
. (Bot.)
Same as
Gama grass
.Webster 1828 Edition
Sesame
SES'AME
,Noun.