"oilseed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oilseeds [plural]
Etymology: oil + seed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|oil|seed}} oil + seed Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} oilseed (usually uncountable, plural oilseeds)
  1. The seed of any of several plants which are used commercially as a source of vegetable oil. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-oilseed-en-noun-Y2Ymrrvd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. The plant that yields such seed. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-oilseed-en-noun-aO2JaSlT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: oilseed cake, oilseed radish, oilseed rape

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for oilseed meaning in English (1.4kB)

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