Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ramtil"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ramtil \Ram"til\, n. [Bengali ram-til.]
A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica})
cultivated for its seeds (called
{ramtil, or niger},
{seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an
illuminant.
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