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Meaning of OILSEED

Pronunciation:  'oyl`seed

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of several seeds that yield oil
 
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 See Also: candlenut, castor bean, cottonseed, flaxseed, linseed, rapeseed, seed

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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