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Definition of Benni
1. Noun. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil.
Exact synonyms: Benne, Benny, Sesame, Sesamum Indicum
Terms within: Benniseed, Sesame Seed
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Sesamum, Sesamum
Terms within: Benniseed, Sesame Seed
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Sesamum, Sesamum
Definition of Benni
1. benne [n -S] - See also: benne
Lexicographical Neighbors of Benni
Literary usage of Benni
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hakluytus Posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"The passage from the golden Coast to the King- dome of benni, or Rio de benni,
and Rio Floreado : The Citie, Court, Gentry, Apparell: also other places ..."
2. Hakluytus posthumus or Purchas his pilgrimes: Contayning a History of the by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"The passage from the golden Coast to the King- dome of benni, or Rio de benni,
and Rio Floreado : The Citie, Court, Gentry, Apparell: also other places ..."
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