sesame: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	benne • Sesamum indicum

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A wooden spoon filled with sesame seeds rests on a surface covered with more sesame seeds, Sesamum indicum.

Tall sesame plant (Sesamum indicum) with green leaves and clusters of small white flowers blooming along the stem, photographed outdoors in China.

Sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).

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