Rapeseed

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The seed of the rape plant (Brassica napus), used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil wordnet
  3. 3
    The rape plant itself. uncountable, usually

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canolacoleseedcolzaraperaperape culture

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"In this time of the year the roadsides are in full bloom. You can find there, for example, a lot of cow parsley, rapeseed, and dandelions."

Etymology

From Middle English rape sede, rape seed, equivalent to rape (“rapeseed plant(s)”) + seed. As a meronym for the entire plant, from the need to distinguish the plant from the etymologically unrelated verb and act rape. In this context, rape is from Latin rāpa, from rāpum (“turnip”).

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rapeseed oilbrassica napus

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