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    OILSEED

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of several seeds that yield oilplay

    Synonyms:

    oil-rich seed; oilseed

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("oilseed" is a kind of...):

    seed (a small hard fruit)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oilseed"):

    castor bean (the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor oil)

    cottonseed (seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil)

    candlenut (seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes)

    rapeseed (seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil)

    flaxseed; linseed (the seed of flax used as a source of oil)

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