oilseed en · NOUN
Etymology
From oil + seed.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The seed of any of several plants which are used commercially as a source of vegetable oil.
Ukraine’s exports of grain and oilseeds have mostly stopped and Russia’s are threatened.
2022 May 19, “The coming food catastrophe”, in The Economist, →ISSN:
- (uncountable, usually) The plant that yields such seed.
- (uncountable, usually) Synonym of milium (“keratin-filled cyst”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oilseeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
oilseed radish · oilseed cake · oilseed rape · Siberian oilseed