sesame

Sesamum indicum

ses·a·me

(sĕs′ə-mē)

1. An erect annual plant (Sesamum indicum) native to tropical Asia, widely cultivated for its small flat seeds.

2. The seed of this plant, used as food and as a source of oil. In both senses also called benne, til¹.

[Middle English sisamie, from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamē, sēsamon, probably ultimately from Akkadian šamaššammū : šamnu, oil; see šmn in Semitic roots + šammu, plant; see śmm in Semitic roots.]

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sesame

(ˈsɛsəmɪ)

1. (Plants) a tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, of the East Indies, cultivated, esp in India, for its small oval seeds: family Pedaliaceae

2. (Plants) the seeds of this plant, used in flavouring bread and yielding an edible oil (benne oil or gingili)

Also called: benne, gingili, semsem or til

[C15: from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic simsim]

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ses•a•me

(ˈsɛs ə mi)

n.

1. a tropical plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil.

2. the seeds themselves, used to add flavor to bread, crackers, etc.

3. open sesame.

[1595–1605; < Greek sēsámē sesame plant « Akkadian šamaššammū]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

sesame - East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum

benniseed, sesame seed - small oval seeds of the sesame plant

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

genus Sesamum, Sesamum - tropical African and Indian herbs

Translations

сусам

SesamSesamsamen

ajonjolí sésamo

sésame

szezámszezámmag

sesamo

胡麻

참깨

кунжут

сусам

sesame

[ˈsesəmɪ]

A. N

1. (Bot) → sésamo m

2. (Literat) open sesame! → ¡ábrete sésamo!

B. CPD sesame oil N → aceite m de sésamo
sesame seeds NPL → semillas fpl de sésamo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sesame

[ˈsɛsəmi]

n (= plant) → sésame m

modif [seed, oil] → de sésame; [cracker, biscuit] → au sésame

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sesame

(Bot) → Sesam m

open sesame! → Sesam, öffne dich!; an open sesame (fig) → ein Sesam-öffne-dich nt

sesame

sesame oil

n → Sesamöl nt

sesame seed

n → Sesamkorn nt; sesame roll → Sesambrötchen nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sesame

[ˈsɛsəmɪ] n

a. (plant) → sesamo

b. (Arabian Nights) open sesame → apriti sesamo (fig) an open sesame to sth → un biglieto d'ingresso per qc (fig)

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Now (set before us) cheerful barley-pottage, full of sesame....

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These words seemed to be an "Open Sesame," for she soon found herself in the office of the President, Van Systens, who gallantly rose from his chair to meet her.

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"And now," he exclaimed, remembering the tale of the Arabian fisherman, which Faria had related to him, "now, open sesame!"

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Perhaps, in some remote unborn century, a more fortunate explorer may hit upon the "Open Sesame," and flood the world with gems.

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His saddle and bridle were of massive gold, curiously wrought; one side of his trough was filled with clean barley and sesame, and the other with rose water.

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To 1865 belongs his most widely-read book, 'Sesame and Lilies,' three lectures on the spiritual meaning of great literature in contrast to materialism, the glory of womanhood, and the mysterious significance of life.

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You remember the phrase which was the 'open sesame' of this chateau full of mystery?"

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The linkage was made at the KingstOOn Animation Festival held earlier this year, where local film producers were invited to submit concepts and pitch to Sesame Street Producer, Kimberly Wright at the event.

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2 Mix the broccoli, asparagus, sugar snaps, frozen peas, sea salt and sesame oil in a roasting tin.

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Warren, Ph.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues assessed findings of web-based and telephone-based allergy questionnaires to estimate the prevalence, severity, distribution, and clinical characteristics of sesame allergy.

0.49 Percent of U.S. Population Reports Current Sesame Allergy; Overall, 81.6 percent of patients with convincing sesame allergy reported at least one additional food allergy