ramtil

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Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Bengali.

Noun

ramtil (uncountable)

  1. A tropical African asteraceous shrub (Guizotia abyssinica) cultivated for its seeds, which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant.
    Synonyms: ramtilla, niger, niger seed, nyger seed, inga seed, blackseed

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