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English noun: benny

1. benny (plant) East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil


Synonymsbenne, benni, sesame, Sesamum indicum


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Part holonymbenniseed, sesame seed


Member meronymgenus Sesamum, Sesamum

2. Benny (person) United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)


SynonymsBenjamin Kubelsky, Jack Benny


Instance hypernymcomedian, comic









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