sesame leaf

noun

a leaf of the sesame plant

Meanings

sesame leaf1

nounsesame leaf (plural sesame leaves)

plural sesame leaves

  1. a leaf of the sesame plant

sesame leaf2

nounsesame leaf (plural sesame leaves)

plural sesame leaves

  1. a leaf of the perilla plant

Origin

sesame leaf · noun

  1. Korean깻잎“sesame leaf”
  2. Englishsesame leaf

Calque of Korean 깻잎 (kkaennip, “sesame leaf”).

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APA

sesame leaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sesame%20leaf

MLA

“sesame leaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sesame%20leaf. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sesame leaf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sesame%20leaf.

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