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Sesamum orientale

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Vanglo \Van"glo\, n. (Bot.)
   Benne ({Sesamum orientale}); also, its seeds; -- so called in
   the West Indies.

Benne \Ben"ne\, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.)
   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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