sesame

2 definitions found

sesame - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sesame \Ses"a*me\, n. [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. ????, ???: cf. F.
     s['e]same.] (Bot.)
     Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum
     (Sesamum Indicum, and Sesamum orientale), from the seeds
     of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate,
     flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See
     Benne.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Open Sesame, the magical command which opened the door of
        the robber's den in the Arabian Nights' tale of "The Forty
        Thieves;" hence, a magical password.
  
     Sesame grass. (Bot.) Same as Gama grass.
        [1913 Webster]

sesame - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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