cottonseed

American  

[kot-n-seed] / ˈkɒt nˌsid /

noun

plural

cottonseeds,

plural

cottonseed

1. the seed of the cotton plant, yielding an oil.

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cottonseed British  

/ ˈkɒtənˌsiːd /

noun

1. the seed of the cotton plant: a source of oil and fodder

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Etymology

Origin of cottonseed

First recorded in 1785–95; cotton + seed

Example Sentences

To back up, omega-6 is found in seeds and vegetables and the oils extracted from them — oils like soybean, corn, canola, cottonseed, safflower and sunflower.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

Processed foods often contain palm, palm kernel and cottonseed oils.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022

They were made of dark-brown cottonseed hulls, oiled down or they’d blow away, requiring raking before putting.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 8, 2019

Its low production costs make it cheaper than frying oils such as cottonseed or sunflower.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2019

It is somewhat superior, Mr. Parker says, to cottonseed meal or linseed meal as a stock feed, but is now chiefly used for fertilizing purposes.

From Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions by Poe, Clarence Hamilton