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benne

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Definitions

  1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

Word origin

From Malay bene, or possibly from Wolof or Eastern Maninkakan.

Used in a sentence

  • benne oil; benne seed
  • For example, Rosanna Williams recounted that her African-born father would "plant mostly benne and rice." Emma Hunter also remembered that her grandmother planted benne.

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