cottonseed
Americannoun
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cottonseeds,
plural
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cottonseed
plural
noun
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Origin of cottonseed
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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
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
The 120-foot-high structures were used for cottonseed production and feed storage, but they eventually lost their purpose in life.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2019
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
Among such food substances I include lard and its imitations made from cottonseed oil, white flour, all the prepared and refined cereals, polished rice, tapioca, farina, corn starch, and granulated and powdered sugar.
From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair
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 Jane Andrews
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