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sesamum

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n. (context archaic English) sesame

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Sesamum is a genus of approximately 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae . The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame , Sesamum indicum (syn. Sesamum orientale ), the source of ...

Usage examples of sesamum.

The Sesamum ignosco, of which the incense-sticks are made, covers some hills to the exclusion of all else.

Then you mix them with sesamum oil and honey and a little burned ivory and spread it like a paste over your head.