sesame oil


sesame oil

noun

Definition of SESAME OIL

: a pale yellow bland semidrying fatty oil obtained from sesame seeds and used chiefly as an edible oil, as a vehicle for various pharmaceuticals, and in cosmetics and soaps—called also benne oil, teel oil

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