Sesamum

See also: sesamum

Translingual

Sesamum indicum - botanical features.

Etymology

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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
Sesamum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σήσαμον (Sḗsamon).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈseː.sa.mum/, [ˈseː.sa.mũ]

Proper noun

Sēsamum n (genitive Sēsamī); second declension

A town of Paphlagonia mentioned by Pliny

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sēsamum
Genitive	Sēsamī
Dative	Sēsamō
Accusative	Sēsamum
Ablative	Sēsamō
Vocative	Sēsamum

References

Sesamum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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