Nuvvulu (Telugu: నువ్వులు)

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: ಎಳ್ಳು ellu, ತಿಲ tila • Kashmiri: कुंजद् kunjad, कूंजल् or कूंज्यल् kunjal • Malayalam: ellu, schit-elu • Manipuri: thoiding • Marathi: तीळ or तिल tila • Punjabi: ਤਿਲ til • Sanskrit: तिल tila • Tamil: சிற்றெள் cirrel, எள் el, எள்ளு ellu, திலம் tilam, yellu cheddi • Telugu: నువ్వులు nuvvulu, నువ్వుపువ్ nuvvupuvvu, తెలిక telika, తిలలు tilalu

 

Native to: sub-saharan Africa, India

 

 

References: Flowers of India • M.M.P.N.D. • Wikipedia

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