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sesame
noun(ses-a-me)
a widely cultivated chiefly tropical or subtropical annual erect herb (Sesamum indicum of the family Pedaliaceae); also : its small seeds used especially as a source of oil and a flavoring agent
sesame
noun(ses-a-me)
open sesame
sesame
noun(ses-a-me)
a pale yellow bland semidrying fatty oil obtained from sesame seeds and used chiefly as an edible oil, as a vehicle for various pharmaceuticals, and in cosmetics and soaps
sesame
noun(ses-a-me)
something that unfailingly brings about a desired end

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