Niger seed


noun
  1. the black seed of a tropical African composite plant, Guizotia abyssinica, yielding an oil used as food, in the manufacture of soap, etc.

Origin of Niger seed

1
First recorded in 1885–90

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British Dictionary definitions for Niger seed

Niger seed

noun
  1. another name for ramtil (def. 2)

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