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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SESAMUM

seeds of which an oil is expressed. One species of it is cultivated in Carolina, and the blacks use the seed for food. It is called there bene.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sesamum

sesamum |ˈsɛsəməm | ▶noun another term for sesame. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek.