sesame
noun /ˈsesəmi/
/ˈsesəmi/
[uncountable]- a tropical plant grown for its seeds and their oil, which are used in cooking
- sesame seeds
Oxford Collocations DictionarySesame is used before these nouns:- oil
- seed
Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē; compare with Arabic simsim.