genus sesamum

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   tropical African and Indian herbs

   SynonymsSesamum

   Broaderplant genus

   Part ofPedaliaceae

Questions about genus sesamum

What does genus sesamum mean?

genus sesamum means "tropical African and Indian herbs".

What is another word for genus sesamum?

Close synonyms include Sesamum. 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 genus sesamum a common word?

genus sesamum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.