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1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 270 The Vanglo, or Oil-plant.
1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants 515 Sesamum... These plants were introduced into Jamaica by the Jews, and are now cultivated in most parts of the island. They are called vanglo or oil-plant.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Vanglo, a West Indian name for the teel seeds of the East (Sesamum orientale).
1862 in Veness El Dorado (1866) App. 124 Wangala (Sesamum orientale, Linn.), seeds of. Yield a fine bland oil. Used in soups.
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