Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: benne  be-nee
Usage: US (elsewhere: sesame)
  1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
    - sesame, benni [US], benny [US], Sesamum indicum

Derived forms: bennes

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Sesamum, Sesamum

Encyclopedia: Benne