sesame

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ses·a·me /ˈsesəmi/ noun [uncountable]  HBPDFCa tropical plant grown for its seeds and oil and used in cooking 芝麻 → open sesame

Examples from the Corpus

sesame• A sesame seed bagel with cream cheese.• Shaaban would seek another anchorage, equally insignificant, for his cargo of cotton, wheat, and sesame.• Neutrogena natural sesame seed Body Oil is non-greasy.• One aspect after another yields to the open sesame of the envy theory.• Place tablespoon chopped green onion, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, teaspoon sesame oil and pepper to taste in each serving bowl.• In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients together, except the sesame seeds, and stir until well-blended.• Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the mushrooms and serve immediately.• Brush with more melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.Origin sesame (1400-1500) Latin sesamum, from Greek sesamon, sesame

ses·a·me nounChineseSyllable  

plant seeds its tropical a Corpus grown for and

sesame
ses‧a‧me /ˈsesəmi/ noun [uncountable]a tropical plant grown for its seeds and oil and used in cooking
⇨ open sesame

ses·ameBrE /ˈsesəmi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsesəmi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a tropical plant grown for its seeds and their oil, which are used in cooking 芝麻；脂麻◆sesame seeds芝麻粒儿  ➡  see also open sesame