oilseed
noun
oil·seed
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Definition of oilseed
: a seed or crop (such as flaxseed) grown mainly for oil
Examples of oilseed in a Sentence
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Drought wilted rice fields in Thailand and Indonesia, and scorched sugar cane plantations and oilseed crops in India. — Stephen Leahy, National Geographic, "World food crisis looms if carbon emissions go unchecked, UN says," 8 Aug. 2019 The price of corn oil will rise, but so will the price of oils from soybeans and other oilseeds that may be equally affected by bad weather. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Oil prices, war, and a bad corn crop," 23 June 2019 China, the world’s largest soybean importer, introduced 25% duties on American oilseed in July as part of a tit-for-tat trade dispute between Washington and Beijing. — Benjamin Parkin, WSJ, "Crop Scouts Detect a Record Soybean Crop," 24 Aug. 2018 The strain of cannabis found at Jiayi does not contain THC, and would have been primarily been used as a source of fiber for clothing and rope, as well as nutrient-rich oilseed. — Michelle Z. Donahue, National Geographic, "Earliest evidence for cannabis smoking discovered in ancient tombs," 12 June 2019 Prices for the oilseeds have dropped 11% this year. — Jacob Bunge, WSJ, "Tariffs May Crown Corn King Again," 28 Oct. 2018 The country’s large volume of imports of land-intensive crops including grains, oilseeds and cotton, help save its farmland and water resources. — Bloomberg.com, "China-U.S. Trade Tariffs May Cut U.S. Farm Exports by 40%," 27 June 2018 Soybean futures climbed after China agreed to purchase 5 million tons of the oilseed from the U.S., though agricultural officials are skeptical the deal wouldmuch dent a projected record U.S. soybean stockpile. — Jacob Bunge, WSJ, "Soybean Futures Rise on China Purchase Plans," 1 Feb. 2019 Since the beginning of June, prices for the oilseeds have fallen 19% to the lowest levels in a decade. — WSJ, "From Seafood to Mattresses: How the Latest Tariffs Would Affect U.S. Businesses," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oilseed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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