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oilseed

American

[oil-seed] / ˈɔɪlˌsid /

noun

any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.

Etymology

Origin of oilseed

First recorded in 1555–65; oil + seed

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oilseed

"It was unprecedented for it to be such a scramble, it's been likened to getting tickets for an Oasis concert," said Brun, whose crops include wheat, barley and oilseed rape.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Including sales by petroleum, oilseed and grain merchants, wholesale trade for July was up 0.4% at C$137.3 billion, and 13.8% higher than in the same month last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Statistics Canada’s wholesale measure excludes petroleum and oilseed and grain sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Canada is among the world's top producers of canola, an oilseed crop that is used to make cooking oil, animal meal and biodiesel fuel.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

The operation allowed Ukraine to establish a new shipping corridor, and seaborne grain and oilseed exports are nearing prewar levels, according to according to data shared with The New York Times.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2024

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