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.