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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Processed foods often contain palm, palm kernel and cottonseed oils.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022
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
"There are medicines made from the cotton root; cottonseed oil for cooking and to use on salads, you may not be aware, comes from the meaty kernel inside the cotton seed."
From Carl and the Cotton Gin by Sara Ware Bassett
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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