sesame /sesˈə-mi/ noun A plant, Sesamum indicum, probably native to SE Asia, cultivated for its seeds which yield a light edible oil (sesame oil; also called benne or gingili oil) ORIGIN: Gr sēsamē a dish of sesame (Gr sēsamon) sesˈamoid adjective Shaped like a sesame seed noun (anatomy)(in full sesˈamoid bone) a small rounded bone formed in the substance of a tendon, eg in the flexor tendon of the big toe sesame grass noun Gama grass sesame seed noun open sesame see under open |