See Also: Benne(medicine)
benne oil(medicine)

toheroa (iou) and benne oil (medicine)


toheroa (iou)



toheroa noun. L19.
[Maori.]
A large edible bivalve mollusc, Mesodesma ventricosum, common on some coasts of New Zealand.

benne oil (medicine)


benne oil -->
sesame oil
<chemical> The refined fixed oil obtained from the seed of one or more cultivated varieties of sesamum indicum. It is used as a solvent and oleaginous vehicle for drugs and has been used internally as a laxative and externally as a skin softener. It is used also in the manufacture of margarine, soap, and cosmetics.

Chemical name: Fats and Glyceridic oils, sesame