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sesame 音标拼音: [s'ɛsəmi] n. 芝麻 芝麻 sesame n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil [ synonym: { sesame}, { benne}, { benni}, { benny}, { Sesamum indicum}] 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]
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