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ram⋅til

  [ram-til]
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–noun
niger seed.
Origin:
1855–60; perh. < Bengali
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ram·til   (rām'tĭl)   
n.  An Ethiopian plant (Guizotia abyssinica) having opposite leaves and rayed, yellow flower heads, grown for its oil-rich seeds.

[Hindi rāmtil : Sanskrit rāma-, dark + Sanskrit tilaḥ, sesame.]
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