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Webster 1913 Edition
Oilseed
Oil′seedˊ
,Noun.
(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.
Definition 2024
oilseed
oilseed
English
Noun
oilseed (usually uncountable, plural oilseeds)
- The seed of any of several plants which are used commercially as a source of vegetable oil
- The plant that yields such seed