Ramtil — Ram til (r[a^]m t[i^]l), n. [Bengali ram til.] A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica}) cultivated for its seeds (called {ramtil seeds} or {niger seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ramtil seeds — Ramtil Ram til (r[a^]m t[i^]l), n. [Bengali ram til.] A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica}) cultivated for its seeds (called {ramtil seeds} or {niger seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ramtil — [ram′til] n. [Hindi rāmtil < Sans rāma,RAMA + tila, sesame] a weedy annual plant (Guizotia abyssinica) of the composite family, whose seeds yield an oil used in India for cooking, and for soaps and illumination … English World dictionary
ramtil — /ˈræmtɪl/ (say ramtil) noun an annual herb, Guizotia abyssinica, originating in the Ethiopian highlands; grown, especially in South Asia, for its edible oil and seed. {Hindi rāmtil, from Sanskrit rāma black + tila sesame} …
niger-seed oil — noun Etymology: niger seed : a drying oil obtained from the seeds of ramtil and used in food, soap, and paints … Useful english dictionary
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Guizotia abyssinica — Ramtil Ram til (r[a^]m t[i^]l), n. [Bengali ram til.] A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica}) cultivated for its seeds (called {ramtil seeds} or {niger seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
niger seeds — Ramtil Ram til (r[a^]m t[i^]l), n. [Bengali ram til.] A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica}) cultivated for its seeds (called {ramtil seeds} or {niger seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
niger seed — noun Etymology: probably from Niger river, West Africa, where it originated : the seed of ramtil that yields a valuable oil * * * the black seed of a tropical African composite plant, Guizotia abyssinica, yielding an oil used as food, in the… … Useful english dictionary
