oilseed

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oilseed

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From oil + seed.

noun oilseeds

uncountable, usually The seed of any of several plants which are used commercially as a source of vegetable oil. Ukraine’s exports of grain and oilseeds have mostly stopped and Russia’s are threatened.
uncountable, usually The plant that yields such seed.
uncountable, usually Synonym of milium (“keratin-filled cyst”).
Similar: milium

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@misc{oilseed_2026,
  title = {oilseed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oilseed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}