[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- The East African plant niger, Guizotia abyssinica (family Asteraceae), as cultivated in South Asia for its edible oil and seeds. Frequently attributive, as "ramtil oil", "ramtil seed", etc.


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Origin:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. From Hindi rāmtil from Sanskrit rāma (used as a distinguishing epithet) + tila sesame