benne

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benne - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]

benne - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  benne
      n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or
           benniseed and sesame oil [syn: sesame, benne, benni,
           benny, Sesamum indicum]