BENNE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does benne mean? 

• BENNE (noun)
  The noun BENNE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: BENNE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BENNE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

benne; benni; benny; sesame; Sesamum indicum

Hypernyms ("benne" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "benne"):

benniseed; sesame seed (small oval seeds of the sesame plant)

Holonyms ("benne" is a member of...):

genus Sesamum; Sesamum (tropical African and Indian herbs)