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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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  1. 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.
  2. A tropical African asteraceous shrub (Guizotia abyssinica)cultivated for its seeds (called ramtil, or niger, seeds) which yielda valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant.