oilseed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The seed of any of several plants which are used commercially as a source of vegetable oil.
  2. The plant that yields such seed.
  3. Synonym of milium (“keratin-filled cyst”).

Word forms

oilseed oilseeds

Etymology

From oil + seed.

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