Sesame
an annual herbaceous plant of the genus Sesamum, natural order Bignoniaceæ, sub-order Pedaliaceæ a suborder characterized by wingless seeds, and placentæ with woody lobes attached to the inner wall of the fruit. The species most noteworthy of notice is S. indicum, sometimes identified with and sometimes distinguished from S. orientale, a native of India. Sesame is cultivated throughout the East from Egypt to Japan for the sake of the seeds, which yield by expression gingili oil. The oil is used in cookery-as a substitute for butter and for the purposes of lubrication. It is inodorous, has a sweet taste, and keeps Egypt and Arabia it is preferred to olive oil. It is used in connection with medicine. Egyptian women consider it the cine. Egyptian women consider it the with honey and preserved citron, is an abound in a gummy substance, which they readily impart to water, making a rich parts of the United States (where it is grown a little) as a demulcent drink. Sesame is sometimes called til seed.