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(n.) The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum), originally Asiatic; - also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Benne'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/benne.html. 1828.
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