rapeseed

ˈreɪpˌsiːd

Definition

Definition of rapeseed - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

plant

TECH.

rape plant known for yellow flowers

TECH.

The fields were full of blooming rapeseed.

canola

colza

agriculture

TECH.

seed of the rape plant used for oil

TECH.

Rapeseed is harvested for its valuable oil.

canola

colza

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rape plant known for yellow flowers
seed of the rape plant used for oil

Expressions with rapeseed

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rapeseed oil

oil from rapeseed used in cooking, industry, and manufacturing

Rapeseed oil is used for frying and making soap.

Origin of rapeseed

Latin, rapa (turnip) + seed (seed)

Terms with rapeseed included in their meaning

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canola

agriculture

mild flavored cooking oil made from pressed rapeseed seeds

rape oil

cooking

oil from rapeseed used in cooking

rape oil

seed

oil from rapeseed used as a lubricant or illuminant

colza oil

cooking

edible oil from rapeseed used in cooking

rapeseed oil

cooking and industry

oil from rapeseed used in cooking, industry, and manufacturing

Examples of rapeseed in a sentence

Rapeseed oil is commonly used in cooking.
Farmers planted rapeseed in the early spring.
Rapeseed fields stretched as far as the eye could see.

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French:colza, graine de colza, ...
German:Raps, ...
Italian:colza, seme di colza, ...
Spanish:colza, semilla de colza, ...
Portuguese:colza, semente de colza, ...
Chinese:油菜, 油菜种子, ...
Japanese:菜種, キャノーラシード, ...
Arabic:لِفْت زَيْتِي, بَذْرَة اللِّفْت, ...
Hebrew:לְפֶתֶת, זְרָעֵי לֶפֶת, ...
Russian:рапс, семена рапса, ...
Ukrainian:ріпак, ріпакове насіння, ...
Hindi:रेपसीड, रेप बीज, ...
Bengali:রেপসিড, সরিষা বীজ, ...
Catalan:colza, llavor de colza, ...
Czech:řepka, řepkové semeno, ...
Danish:raps, rapsfrø, ...
Dutch:koolzaad, ...
Greek:ελαιοκράμβη, σπόρος ελαιοκράμβης, ...
Hungarian:repce, repcemag, ...
Khmer:រុក្ខជាតិរ៉េប, គ្រាប់រ៉េប, ...
Korean:유채, 유채씨, ...
Persian:کلزا, دانه کلزا, ...
Polish:rzepak, ...
Portuguese (BR):canola, colza, ...
Romanian:rapiță, semințe de rapiță, ...
Swedish:raps, ...
Thai:ต้นเรพซีด, เมล็ดเรพ, ...
Turkish:kolza, kolza tohumu, ...
Vietnamese:cải dầu, hạt cải dầu, ...

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Definition of rapeseed - Reverso English Dictionary

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