ramtil

English

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

References

• “ramtil”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• mitral