- ses|a|me
- ses|a|me «SEHS uh mee», noun.the small seeds of an East Indian plant, used to flavor bread, candy, and other foods, and in making an oil used in cooking. b) = sesame oil. (Cf. ↑sesame oil)2. the plant that produces these seeds. It is an annual herb with oblong leaves and tiny flowers, cultivated in tropical regions.3. a magic password; open sesame: »
No Tory, however wise,…could have obtained the sesame to those apartments (Edward R. Bulwer-Lytton).
╂[< Latin sēsama, sēsamum < Greek s< Semitic (compare Syriac shushmå)]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.