til seed

noun

A sesame seed (from Sesamum indicum).

OriginSanskrit तिल →
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Meanings

nountil seed (plural til seeds)

plural til seeds

  1. A sesame seed (from Sesamum indicum).
  2. A seed of the til tree (stinkwood, Ocotea foetens).
  3. A seed of ramtil (niger, Guizotia abyssinica).

Origin

  1. Sanskritतिल“sesame”
  2. Englishtil seed

Borrowed from Sanskrit तिल (tila, “sesame”).

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APA

til seed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/til%20seed

MLA

“til seed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/til%20seed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “til seed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/til%20seed.

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