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sesame

noun
🔊/ˈsesəmi/
🔊/ˈsesəmi/
[uncountable]
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  1. a tropical plant grown for its seeds and their oil, which are used in cooking芝麻；脂麻
    • sesame seeds芝麻粒儿
    see also open sesame
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySesame is used before these nouns:
    • oil
    • seed
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    Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē; compare with Arabic simsim.