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cottonseed

American  
[kot-n-seed] / ˈkɒt nˌsid /

noun

cottonseeds, plural cottonseed plural
  1. the seed of the cotton plant, yielding an oil.


cottonseed British  
/ ˈkɒtənˌsiːd /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of cottonseed

First recorded in 1785–95; cotton + seed

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Roundup-resistant Palmer amaranth populations quickly spread through the South, then moved north, hidden at times in cottonseed hulls used for animal feed.

From New York Times Aug. 18, 2021

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

Aside from a little lime and cottonseed meal, the garden needed no fertilizer other than the decaying mulch.

From Washington Post Mar. 7, 2017

A large quantity of cottonseed oil will cause the soap to fig.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

The seeds were planted as the cottonseeds were, and the same kind care supplied sun and rain and earth for them.

From The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats in the Air by Andrews, Jane

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