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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An Ethiopian plant (Guizotia abyssinica) having opposite leaves and rayed, yellow flower heads, grown for its oil-rich seeds.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A plant, Guizotia Abyssinica, with oleiferous seeds.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. 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.
Etymologies
- Hindi rāmtil : Sanskrit rāma-, dark + Sanskrit tilaḥ, sesame. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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