English-Thai Dictionary

sesame

N งา  nga

 

sesame

N ต้น งา เป็นต้น ไม้ เขตร้อน  เมล็ด งา  ton-nga-pen-ton-mai-ked-ron

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SESAME

n.[L. sesama.] Oily grain; a genus of annual herbaceous plants, from the

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SESAME

Ses "a *me, n. Etym: [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. sésame.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale ), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See Benne. Open Sesame, the magical command which opened the door of the robber's den in the Arabian Nights' tale of "The Forty Thieves; " hence, a magical password. -- Sesame grass. (Bot. ) Same as Gama grass.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sesame

ses a me |ˈsesəmē ˈsɛsəmi | ▶noun a tall annual herbaceous plant of tropical and subtropical areas of the Old World, cultivated for its oil-rich seeds. [Sesamum indicum, family Pedaliaceae. ] • ( sesame seed ) the edible seeds of this plant, which are used whole or have the oil extracted. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, probably of Semitic origin; compare with Arabic simsim.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sesame

sesame |ˈsɛsəmi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a tall annual herbaceous plant of tropical and subtropical areas of the Old World, cultivated for its oil-rich seeds. ●Sesamum indicum, family Pedaliaceae. • ( sesame seed ) the edible seeds of the sesame plant, which are used whole or have the oil extracted. PHRASES open sesame a free or unrestricted means of admission or access: academic success is not an automatic open sesame to the job market. [from the magic formula in the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (see Ali Baba ). ]ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē; compare with Arabic simsim.

 

French Dictionary

sésame

sésame n. m. nom masculin 1 Plante oléagineuse. : Du poulet aux graines de sésame. 2 figuré Moyen magique d ’atteindre un but, d ’après le conte des Mille et Une Nuits. : Ce n ’est pas un sésame, un sésame ouvre-toi.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sesame

ses a me /sésəmi /名詞 U 〘植 〙ゴマ ; 〖集合的に 〗ゴマの実 (sesame seeds )(→open sesame ).～́ ò il ゴマ油 .S -́ Str è et セサミストリート 〘米国の幼児向け教育テレビ番組; 1969年から放送 〙.