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Pedaliaceae (pedalium, or sesame family) »
Sesamum orientale see-SAM-um -- from Latin sesamum borrowed from other languages or-ee-en-TAY-lee -- of or from the Orient, eastern commonly known as: bene seeds, beniseed, benne, gingelly, til • Bengali: তিল til • Hindi: gingli, safed til, til • Kannada: yallu • Kashmiri: कुंजद् kunjad, कूंजल् or कूंज्यल् kunjal • Malayalam: ellu, schit-elu • Manipuri: thoiding • Marathi: तीळ or तिल tila • Punjabi: til • Sanskrit: तिल tila • Tamil: சிற்றெள் cirrel, எள் el, எள்ளு ellu, திலம் tilam, yellu cheddi • Telugu: నువ్వులు nuvvulu, నువ్వుపువ్ nuvvupuvvu, తెలిక telika, తిలలు tilalu Origin: sub-saharan Africa, India.. leaves vary from ovate to lanceolate and are hairy on both sides. References:
Flowers of India •
M.M.P.N.D. •
Wikipedia. Date: 24 August 2007, 10:16. Source:
Sesamum orientale. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.