- oilseed
- noun Date: 1562 a seed or crop (as flaxseed) grown mainly for oil
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Oilseed — Oil seed , n. (Bot.) (a) Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See {Castor bean}. (b) A cruciferous herb ({Camelina sativa}). (c) The sesame. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oilseed — ► NOUN ▪ any of a number of seeds from cultivated crops yielding oil, e.g. rape, peanut, or cotton … English terms dictionary
oilseed — [oil′sēd΄] n. any seed grown commercially for its oil, as cottonseed or rapeseed … English World dictionary
oilseed rape — noun A plant with vivid yellow flowers, yielding vegetable oil • • • Main Entry: ↑oil * * * ˌoilseed ˈrape f39 [oilseed rape] noun uncountable … Useful english dictionary
oilseed rape — [[t]ɔ͟ɪlsiːd re͟ɪp[/t]] also oil seed rape N UNCOUNT Oilseed rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil. [BRIT] (in AM, use rape) … English dictionary
oilseed rape — UK [ˌɔɪlsiːd ˈreɪp] / US [ˈɔɪlsɪd ˌreɪp] noun [uncountable] a plant with bright yellow flowers, used for producing food for animals and oil for cooking. Oilseed rape is often simply called rape … English dictionary
oilseed rape — paprastojo rapso tipinis varietetas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bastutinių šeimos pašarinis, aliejinis, vaistinis kultūrinis augalas (Brassica napus var. napus). atitikmenys: lot. Brassica napus var. napus angl. annual rape; Argentine… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
oilseed rape — rapsas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bastutinių šeimos kultūrinės kilmės aliejinis, pašarinis augalas (Brassica napus). atitikmenys: lot. Brassica campestris f. annua; Brassica campestris f. biennis; Brassica campestris subsp. napus;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
oilseed — /oyl seed /, n. any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed. [1555 65; OIL + SEED] * * * … Universalium
oilseed — noun a) The seed of any of several plants which are used commercially as a source of vegetable oil b) The plant that yields such seed … Wiktionary
