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Webster 1913 Edition
Benne
Ben′ne
,Noun.
[Malay
bijen
.] (Bot.)
The name of two plants (
Sesamum orientale
and Sesamum indicum
), originally Asiatic; – also called oil plant
. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil
or sesame oil
, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy. [Also spelled
benni
.]