oilseed plant
nounUK /ˈɔɪlsiːd plɑːnt/
US /ˈɔɪlsiːd plænt/
A plant grown so people can take oil from its seeds.
Farmers grow oilseed plants like sunflowers to make cooking oil.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A crop cultivated mainly for the oil pressed from its seeds.
Rapeseed is an important oilseed plant in many countries.
3. Any plant whose seeds are a commercial source of vegetable oil.
The factory processes several oilseed plants into cooking oil.
4. A plant species valued in agriculture for its oil-rich seeds.
Researchers study oilseed plants to improve their oil yield.