† sesamineadj.n.
Obsolete.
A. adj.
1. Pertaining to, or obtained from sesame.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [adjective]
sesamine1608
kukui1825
til1840
Bassic1863
kaya1889
the world > food and drink > food > fat or oil > [adjective] > sesame
sesamine1608
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 214 A Sesamyne seede.
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 454 They were annointed with Sesamine oyle.
2. = sesamoid adj.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > cartilage > types of cartilage > [adjective]
sesamine1578
sesamoid1696
sesamoideal1869
meniscoid1870
meniscal1897
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > types of bones > [adjective] > according to shape
sesamine1578
sesamoid1696
unciform1733
coronoid1741
hamular1839
sesamoideal1869
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 30v The Sesamine Ossicles.
B. n.
= sesame n.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > sesame plant or seed
sesamec1440
gingellya1544
sesamum1577
sergelim1588
sesamine1607
oily corn1671
purging grain1688
oily-grain1753
vanglo1756
benne1769
sesamus1813
til1840
sim-sim1917
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 133 A vomit made of Butter, Annise, and oyle of Sesamine.
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 212 Drinke also two drammes of the roote of Centaury, or Hartwort, Nosewort, or Gentian, or Sesamine.
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