cottonseed

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noun
R

The seed of the cotton plant that can be processed to make oil and meal.

Cottonseed oil is a common cooking oil, and the meal is used as animal feed.

R

The leftover seeds after the cotton fiber is taken out from the cotton pod.

The cottonseed is a valuable byproduct of the cotton ginning process.

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n. The seed of the cotton plant that can be processed to make oil and meal.; The leftover seeds after the cotton fiber is taken out from the cotton pod.

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Plural cottonseeds