Til seed \Til seed\ (t[i^]l; t[=e]l).
(a) The seed of sesame.
(b) The seed of an African asteraceous plant ({Guizotia
abyssinica}), yielding a bland fixed oil used in
medicine.
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.