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SESAMUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical African and Indian herbs

Synonyms:

genus Sesamum; Sesamum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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