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oilseed

oil·seed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oil-seed]
    • /ˈɔɪlˌsid/
    • /ˈɔɪl.siːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oil-seed]
    • /ˈɔɪlˌsid/

Definitions of oilseed word

  • noun oilseed any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed. 1
  • noun oilseed Any of several seeds from cultivated crops yielding oil, e.g., rape, peanut, soybean, or cotton. 1
  • noun oilseed a seed from which oil is extracted 0
  • noun oilseed any seed grown commercially for its oil, as cottonseed or rapeseed 0

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Origin of oilseed

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; oil + seed

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Oilseed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

oilseed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

oilseed usage trend in Literature

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