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BENNY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
Synonyms:
Benjamin Kubelsky; Benny; Jack Benny
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
Synonyms:
benne; benni; benny; sesame; Sesamum indicum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("benny" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "benny"):
benniseed; sesame seed (small oval seeds of the sesame plant)
Holonyms ("benny" is a member of...):
genus Sesamum; Sesamum (tropical African and Indian herbs)