Sesame meaning
An erect annual plant (Sesamum indicum) native to tropical Asia, widely cultivated for its small flat seeds.
noun
The seed of this plant, used as food and as a source of oil.
noun
A plant (Sesamum indicum) of a family (Pedaliaceae, order Scrophulariales) of tropical, dicotyledonous herbs and shrubs, whose flat seeds yield an edible oil and are used for flavoring bread, rolls, etc.
noun
Its seeds.
noun
Authorization software developed by the European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) for large, complex, heterogeneous network computing environments. Sesame is a flexible and open standard. See also Access Manager, authorization, ECMA, Kerberos, and security.
Advertisement
The seed of this plant.
noun
Origin of sesame
-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 1425; Middle English sisamie, from Middle French sisame, learned borrowing from Latin sÄ«samum, variant of sÄ“sama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed"), from Old Aramaic ×©×•×©×ž× (Å¡Å«Å¡Å¡mÄ), shortening of ×©×•×ž×©×•×ž× (Å¡umÅ¡Å¡emÄ), from Akkadian (Assyrian) [script?] (Å¡amaÅ¡Å¡ammÅ«)[script?], [script?] (Å¡amaÅ¡Å¡ammi)[script?], literally "˜oil plant', compound of [script?] (Å¡aman, “oil")[script?] and [script?] (Å¡ammu, “plant")[script?].
From Wiktionary