Sesame - Botany. 1  Sesame is an annual plant growing 50 to 100 cm (1.6 to 3.3 ft) tall, with opposite leaves 4 to 14 cm (1.6 to 5.5 in) long with an entire margin; they are broad lanceolate, to 5 cm (2 in) broad, at the base of the plant, narrowing to just 1 cm (0.4 in) broad on the flowering stem.
Canvas is an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other items for which sturdiness is required. It is also popularly used by artists as a painting surface, typically stretched across a wooden frame.
Report Abuse. It's only called a canvas if they're actually painting on canvas. If they're painting with oil paint then most likely it is a canvas whether it's cotton or linen. Otherwise it's just paint on wood, paint on whatever type of paper, and so forth. Source(s): animation student at AAU. renderman50 Â· 9 years ago.