cottonseed
Americannoun
plural
cottonseeds,plural
cottonseednoun
Etymology
Origin of cottonseed
Example Sentences
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Processed foods often contain palm, palm kernel and cottonseed oils.
From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022
Two giant cottonseed silos downtown were transformed into their first bakery and market; an expansion in progress will also house a church, a ballpark and multiple “lifestyle retail shops.”
From New York Times • May 4, 2020
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
There was boneset tea and willow tea and shuck tea and cottonseed tea for chills and fever and Jerusalum Oak for worms.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration
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