sim-simn.
/ˈsɪmsɪm/ = sesame n. Also attributive.
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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
1917 Chambers's Jrnl. May 294/1 Sesamum-seed, also known as..sim-sim,..is the product of an annual plant.
1930 C. G. Seligman Races of Afr. vii. 170 He smears the rain-stone with simsin oil.
1960 Guardian 25 Apr. 4/4 Meat and vegetables are fried in groundnut or sim-sim oil.
1972 Y. Lovelock Veg. Bk. iii. 352 Sesame, also known variously as simsim, gingelly, beniseed and til, is grown in Africa, Asia, South and Central America, for the sake of its seeds, which are used to express an oil used on salads and in cooking.
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