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SESAMUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical African and Indian herbs
Synonyms:
genus Sesamum; Sesamum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sesamum" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "Sesamum"):
benne; benni; benny; sesame; Sesamum indicum (East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil)
Holonyms ("Sesamum" is a member of...):
family Pedaliaceae; Pedaliaceae; sesame family (the family of plants of order Polemoniales)