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ramtil

(ˈræmtɪl)

1. (Plants) an African plant, Guizotia abyssinica, grown in India: family Asteraceae (composites)

2. (Plants) Also called: Niger seed the seed of this plant, used as a source of oil and a bird food

[C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit rāma black + tila sesame]

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Niger seed

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[9] Niger seed is also known as ramtil, kalatil, and sorguja.

Impact of Niger seeds supplementation on hemoglobin level of women with anemia

Nepal's exports overseas in 2006/2007 included a wide variety of agricultural commodities such as nigerseeds (Filunge or Ramtil), coffee, tea, cut flowers, live plants, mushrooms, dried onions, chickpeas, lentils, cardamom (large), ginger, turmeric, rice, wheat, sesame seeds, fruit juice, sugar, various bulbs and tubers, bananas, oranges, chestnuts, curry spices, and various vegetables and fruits (MOAC, 2008).

Management of eight 'Ja' for economic development of Nepal

It is not widely cultivated outside the region, despite the high quality of its oil, known as ramtil.