benni

Other forms of benni

plural

bennis·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about benni

What does benni mean?

benni means "East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil".

How many syllables are in benni?

benni has 2 syllables: ben-ni. The stress falls on "ben".

What is another word for benni?

Close synonyms include sesame, benne, benny, Sesamum indicum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is benni a common word?

benni is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.