Sesame
21sesame — ses|a|me [ˈsesəmi] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: sesamum, from Greek sesamon, sesame] a tropical plant grown for its seeds and oil and used in cooking →↑open sesame …
22sesame — [ sɛsəmi] noun a tall annual herbaceous plant of tropical and subtropical areas of the Old World, cultivated for its oil rich seeds. [Sesamum indicum.] Phrases open sesame a free or unrestricted means of admission or access. [from the magic… …
23sesame — /ˈsɛsəmi / (say sesuhmee) noun 1. a tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil. 2. the seeds themselves. 3. See open sesame. {Greek; replacing late Middle English sysane, from Greek sēsamē} …
24sesame — indinis sezamas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pedalijinių šeimos aliejinis, maistinis, pašarinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Sesamum indicum), naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams) gaminti, sėklos – maistui. atitikmenys: lot.… …
25sesame — n. Bot. 1 an E. Indian herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, with seeds used as food and yielding an edible oil. 2 its seeds. Phrases and idioms: open sesame a means of acquiring or achieving what is normally unattainable (from the magic words used… …
26sesame — noun /ˈsɛsəmi/ a) A tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil b) The seed of this plant Syn: sesame seed …
27sesame — noun Sesame is used before these nouns: ↑oil, ↑seed …
28sesame — ses·a·me || sesÉ™mɪ n. tropical Asian plant bearing small edible seeds; edible seeds of the sesame plant which are used in foods and are also a source of oil …
29sesame — noun (U) a tropical plant grown for its seeds and oil and used in cooking see also: open sesame …
30sesame — n. E Indian seed yielding plant. ♦ open sesame, spell opening door in story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves; any master key or magical command. ♦ sesamoid, a. pertaining to mass of bone or cartilage in a tendon, as kneecap …
