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benny

benny

9.9
A tall plant that makes sesame seeds used for food and oil
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛni/
  • US
translation icon : sésamo
  • The farmer harvested benny seeds to press for oil.

Examples

  • In some regions, benny is a traditional ingredient in baked goods.

  • Fields of benny turn golden brown at the end of the season.

  • The chef used benny seeds in the salad.

  • I love adding bennies to my stir-fry dishes.

  • The farmer harvested benny seeds to press for oil.

  • In some regions, benny is a traditional ingredient in baked goods.

  • Fields of benny turn golden brown at the end of the season.

Synonyms

sesame
vsbenny
83 1.8

A plant farmers grow for its small seeds you can eat and its oil used in cooking

is the more specific East Indian or traditional name
benni
vsbenny
  • US
1 9.9

A plant that makes sesame seeds used for oil and food

is an alternate name form rather than a different plant
benne
vsbenny
  • US
1 9.9

A plant that grows sesame seeds used for food and oil

is a spelling or regional variant of that same plant name
Sesamum indicum
vsbenny
  • Specialized
5.8

A plant that people grow for small edible seeds used for food and oil

is the common or regional name rather than the formal term
gingelly
vsbenny
  • Indian
9.9

A plant that makes sesame seeds used to make oil

is the general plant name without the regional cooking emphasis

Surface Forms

benny singular
bennies plural

Etymology

Benny for the sesame plant comes from a West African word benne, which means 'sesame'. Traders and farmers brought the word into English, so benny still names the sesame plant and its seeds today.