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cottonseed Definition

cotton·seed (-sēd′)

noun

the seed of the cotton plant, from which an oil (cottonseed oil) is pressed for use in margarine, cooking oil, soap, etc.
cottonseed Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • oil: For example, animals consume whole cotton seed meal, whereas humans consume only small amount of cottonseed oil.
  • cake: While people starved, Ethiopia was growing linseed cake, cottonseed cake and rapeseed meal for European livestock.