An oilseed is a type of seed that contains oil, which can be extracted and used for various purposes such as cooking, fuel, or making products like soap or cosmetics. Full definition
Produced from a new variety of oilseed rape — the familiar yellow - flowered crop that is the third - largest source of the world's vegetable oil needs — the new oil, -LSB-...] (fdbusiness.com)
Because the oil from oilseed crops makes an environmentally friendly biofuel, scientists have been hoping to find a green use for the protein - rich seed meal left after oil extraction. (sciencedaily.com)
German river levels lowest in a century Some three - quarters of oilseed rape goes into the country's biodiesel industry — the biggest in the 27 - nation bloc — leaving it critically short of feedstock and either forcing imports or cutting production, with a consequent knock - on effect on the country's and the European Union's efforts to cut climate - changing carbon emissions. (scientificamerican.com)