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Sesame

තල எள்

Sesamum indicum

Sesame
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public domain

Overview

Sesame is a plant in the genus Sesamum, also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods. World production in 2024 was 6.7 million tonnes, with India, Myanmar, and Sudan as the largest producers.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Sesame — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): எள் — CC BY-SA 4.0