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benni
[ noun ]
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
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benni \benni\ n.
an East Indian annual erect herb ({Sesamum indicum}); the
source of {sesame seed} or {benniseed} and {sesame oil}. Same
as {benne}

Syn: sesame, benne, benny.
[WordNet 1.5]


Benne \Ben"ne\, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.)
The name of two plants ({Sesamum orientale} and {Sesamum
indicum}), originally Asiatic; -- also called {oil plant}.
From their seeds an oil is expressed, called {benne oil} or
{sesame oil}, used mostly for making soap. In the southern
United States the seeds are used in candy. [Also spelled
{benni}.]