Benne

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

benne
    n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or
         benniseed and sesame oil [syn: {sesame}, {benne}, {benni},
         {benny}, {Sesamum indicum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Benne \Ben"ne\, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.)
   The name of two plants ({Sesamum orientale} and {Sesamum
   indicum}), originally Asiatic; -- also called {oil plant}.
   From their seeds an oil is expressed, called {benne oil} or
   {sesame oil}, used mostly for making soap. In the southern
   United States the seeds are used in candy. [Also spelled
   {benni}.]
   [1913 Webster]