Oil-rich Seed (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several seeds that yield oil.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Sunflowers are oil-rich seeds commonly used for extracting cooking oil.
- Sesame seeds, being oil-rich seeds, have been a significant source of oil production in various parts of the world.
- Rapeseeds, or oil-rich seeds from the Brassica napus plant, have gained significant importance for the production of edible oils.
- Canola, another term for certain varieties of rapeseeds or oil-rich seeds, have emerged as major crops in various regions of North America.
- Grapeseeds are among the smallest of the oil-rich seeds and require cold pressing for their extraction to prevent any negative flavor development.