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benniseed

benniseed

9.8
Small oval seeds from the sesame plant used for food and oil
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : semilla de sésamo
  • The chef sprinkled benniseed over the bread before baking it.

Examples

  • The recipe calls for two tablespoons of benniseed.

  • Farmers harvested the benniseed at the end of the rainy season.

  • Traditional African dishes often include benniseed as a main ingredient.

  • I love adding benniseed to my salads.

  • The chef sprinkled benniseed over the bread before baking it.

  • Traditional African dishes often include benniseed as a main ingredient.

  • I love adding benniseed to my salads.

Synonyms

sesame seed
vsbenniseed
9 1.0

Small oval seeds from a plant used in cooking and to make oil

is the same seeds but called by an alternate name
gingelly
vsbenniseed
  • Indian
9.9

A plant that makes sesame seeds used to make oil

focuses on the seeds themselves used for food and oil extraction

Surface Forms

benniseed singular
benniseeds plural

Morphology

benniseed = benne + seed (transparent) = benne + seed

The word is a straightforward compound 'benne' (sesame) + 'seed' meaning 'seeds of the benne/sesame plant'.

Etymology

Benniseed comes from a West African word benne that meant 'sesame'. So, to remember benniseed, think of the common word sesame—it is the same small seed used for food and for making oil.