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Definition of Sesamum indicum
1. Noun. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil.
Terms within: Benniseed, Sesame Seed
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Sesamum, Sesamum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sesamum Indicum
Literary usage of Sesamum indicum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Genetic Manipulation in Crops: Proceedings of the International Symposium on by International Rice Research Institute (1988)
"Isolation of Some Economic Mutants in Sesame (sesamum indicum) BA Satyan, ...
Bangalore, India Sesame (sesamum indicum L.) is one of the oldest and third ..."
2. Vegetable Fats and Oils: Their Practical Preparation, Purification by Louis Edgar Andés, Charles Salter (1902)
"The seeds of sesamum indicum L. and Sesamum orientale L. Commercial sesame is
the seed of both these plants, the latter differing from the former only in ..."
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