Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Benne

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Benne


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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.