Sesamum
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Sesamum indicum - botanical features.
See also: sesamum
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon).
Proper noun
Sesamum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pedaliaceae – sesame.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Pedaliaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sesamum indicum - type species; for other species see
Sesamum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Sesamum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sesamum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σήσαμον (Sḗsamon).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈseː.sa.mum/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.sa.mum/,
Proper noun
Sēsamum n sg (genitive Sēsamī); second declension
- A town in Paphlagonia, mentioned by Pliny
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sēsamum |
| genitive | Sēsamī |
| dative | Sēsamō |
| accusative | Sēsamum |
| ablative | Sēsamō |
| vocative | Sēsamum |
| locative | Sēsamī |
References
- Sesamum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.