Sesame

2 definitions found

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

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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