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Definition: benne oil
Benne
\Ben"ne\, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.)
The name of two plants (
Sesamum orientale and
Sesamum indicum
), originally Asiatic; -- also called
oil plant.
From their seeds an oil is expressed, called
benne oil or
sesame oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern
United States the seeds are used in candy. [Also spelled
benni.]
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