- oil-seed
- n.
Castor-bean.
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oil-seed
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oil|seed — «OYL SEED», noun. any seed that yields oil, such as peanut, coconut, soybean, and cottonseed, especially the seed of an East Indian composite plant whose oil is used for lamps and as a condiment … Useful english dictionary
oil-seed — … Useful english dictionary
oil-seed rape — see oilseed rape … English dictionary
oil·seed rape — /ˈojəlˌsiːd / noun [noncount] chiefly Brit : ↑rape, 3 … Useful english dictionary
oil-seedrape — oil seed rape (oilʹsēd ) n. See rape2. * * * … Universalium
oil — n. & v. n. 1 any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents (see also essential oil, fixed oil, mineral oil, volatile oil). 2 US petroleum. 3 (in comb.) using oil as fuel (oil heater). 4 … Useful english dictionary
Oil palm — African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Seed oil — Seed Seed (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seed — (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seed — (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
