Definition of Rapeseed

1. Noun. Seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil.

Generic synonyms: Oil-rich Seed, Oilseed
Substance meronyms: Brassica Napus, Colza, Rape
Terms within: Colza Oil, Rape Oil, Rapeseed Oil

Definition of Rapeseed

1. Noun. The rape plant, ''Brassica napus'', which produces a grain that is used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil. ¹

2. Noun. The seed of such plant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rapeseed

1. the seed of a European herb [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rapeseed

rape vans
rape whistle
rape whistles
rapeability
rapeable
raped
rapee
rapees
rapefest
rapeful
rapelike
raper
rapers
rapes
rapeseed (current term)
rapeseed oil
rapeseeds
rapey
rapfully
raphae
raphane
raphania
raphanias
raphanoid
raphany
raphe
raphe anococcygea
raphe corporis callosi
raphe linguae

Literary usage of Rapeseed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical Treatise on Friction, Lubrication, Fats and Oils: Including the by Ernst Emil Franz Dieterichs (1916)
"It separates palmitin and stearin at about 55° F., and solidifies at about 40° F. rapeseed or Colza Oil.—Rape or colza oil is produced from rapeseed, ..."

2. A Practical Treatise on Friction, Lubrication, Fats and Oils: Including the by Ernst Emil Franz Dieterichs (1916)
"It separates palmitin and stearin at about 55° F., and solidifies at about 40° F. rapeseed or Colza Oil.—Rape or colza oil is produced from rapeseed, ..."

3. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"DETECTION OF rapeseed OIL. . The acrid taste of this oil would prevent the use ... rapeseed oil is less soluble than olive oil in acetic acid, but mixtures ..."

4. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"DETECTION OF rapeseed OIL. The acrid taste of this oil would prevent the use of ... rapeseed oil is less soluble than olive oil in acetic acid, but mixtures ..."

5. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"DETECTION OF rapeseed OIL. The acrid taste of this oil would prevent the use of ... rapeseed oil is less soluble than olive oil in acetic acid, but mixtures ..."

6. On the Stowage of Ships and Their Cargoes: With Information Regarding by Robert White Stevens (1871)
"886 rapeseed, Queen's Bench, June 29, 1804, before the Lord Chief Justice, DUMAS ». ... About 24000 bags of rapeseed and linseed was consigned to different ..."

7. Code of Federal Regulations 21 Food and Drugs: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as by U.s. Gpo (2005)
"The fatty acids are present in the same porportions which result from the full hydro- genation of fatty acids occurring in natural rapeseed oil. ..."

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