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 ]

n. [ F. benoîte, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of benedictus, p. p., blessed. See Benedict, a. ] (Bot.) The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an order of fossil gymnospermous plans of the Carboniferous.
Syn. -- order Bennettitales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the type genus of the Bennettitales.
Syn. -- genus Bennettitis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an East Indian annual erect herb (Sesamum indicum); the source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil. Same as benne
Syn. -- sesame, benne, benny. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a slang name for Benzedrine, a trademark for one brand of amphetamine; -- also used generically for any brand of amphetamine. [ slang ] [ Also spelled benny. ]
Syn. -- Benzedrine. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. the small oval seed of the sesame plant.
Syn. -- sesame seed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. same as benne or benni.
Syn. -- sesame, benne, benni, Sesamum indicum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. same as bennie. [ PJC ]