单词 | til seed |
释义 | > as lemmastil seed The Indian name of the plant Sesamum indicum; chiefly attributive or in combination, as til seed; til oil n. (also til-seed oil) the oil obtained by bruising the seeds. black til = ramtil n., Guizotia oleifera (formerly called Verbesina sativa). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [adjective] sesamine1608 kukui1825 til1840 Bassic1863 kaya1889 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > sesame plant or seed sesamec1440 gingellya1544 sesamum1577 sergelim1588 sesamine1607 oily corn1671 purging grain1688 oily-grain1753 vanglo1756 benne1769 sesamus1813 til1840 sim-sim1917 1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 417/1 India, whence..sesamum or til seed is..largely imported, as well as from Egypt. 1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §951 Teel seeds, the produce of Sesamum orientale, supply a bland oil. 1854 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. Brit. India (ed. 3) 414 It is..inferior..to the oil of til (sesamum). c1865 H. Letheby in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 101/2 Sessama, gingilie, or teal oil. a1875 Table Customs-Duties British India Oils, Jinjili or Til. 1905 Statesman 23 Aug. 5/4 The Sesamum (Til or Jinjili) crop of the season. < as lemmas |
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