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oilseed

American  
[oil-seed] / ˈɔɪlˌsid /

noun

  1. any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.


Etymology

Origin of oilseed

First recorded in 1555–65; oil + seed

Example Sentences

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The processor of agricultural commodities like oilseeds, corn and wheat on Tuesday posted a profit of $456 million, or 94 cents a share, compared with $567 million, or $1.17 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal

ADM buys crops and sells them to food companies, governments and other buyers globally while running processing plants that turn oilseeds and grain into vegetable oil, fuel, livestock feed and other products.

From The Wall Street Journal

China, by far the world’s biggest importer of soybeans, helped turn the oilseed into America’s second most planted crop.

From The Wall Street Journal

Canada is among the world's top producers of canola, an oilseed crop that is used to make cooking oil, animal meal and biodiesel fuel.

From Barron's

What’s Next: Banning Chinese UCO would likely benefit oilseed processors, as biofuel producers would be compelled to turn to alternative sources.

From Barron's