a. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; like sesame; &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; sesame + e'i^dos form: cf. F. sésamoïde. ] 1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid cartilages (Anat.), small bones or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man. [ 1913 Webster ]