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BENNISEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does benniseed mean? 

BENNISEED (noun)
  The noun BENNISEED has 1 sense:

1. small oval seeds of the sesame plantplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


BENNISEED (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small oval seeds of the sesame plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

benniseed; sesame seed

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

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Meronyms (substance of "benniseed"):

sesame oil (oil obtained from sesame seeds)

Holonyms ("benniseed" is a part of...):

benne; benni; benny; sesame; Sesamum indicum (East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil)


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