Oilseed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oilseed \Oil"seed`\, n. (Bot.)
     (a) Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean;
         also, the plant yielding such seed. See {Castor bean}.
     (b) A cruciferous herb ({Camelina sativa}).
     (c) The sesame.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oilseed
       n : any of several seeds that yield oil