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ram·til (ram′til)

noun

a weedy annual plant (Guizotia abyssinica) of the composite family, whose seeds yield an oil used in India for cooking, and for soaps and illumination

Etymology: Hindi rāmtil < Sans rāma, Rama + tila, sesame

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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