sesamum indicum

Questions about sesamum indicum

What does sesamum indicum mean?

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

What is another word for sesamum indicum?

Close synonyms include sesame, benne, benni, benny. 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 sesamum indicum a common word?

sesamum indicum 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.