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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

















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