cottonseed

[ kot-n-seed ]

noun

, plural cot·ton·seeds, (especially collectively) cot·ton·seed.

1. the seed of the cotton plant, yielding an oil.

cottonseed

/ ˈkɒtənˌsiːd /

noun

1. the seed of the cotton plant: a source of oil and fodder

Word History and Origins

Origin of cottonseed¹

First recorded in 1785–95; cotton + seed

Example Sentences

To back up, omega-6 is found in seeds and vegetables and the oils extracted from them — oils like soybean, corn, canola, cottonseed, safflower and sunflower.

From Salon

Processed foods often contain palm, palm kernel and cottonseed oils.

From Washington Post

"It's called 'vegetable' so that the manufacturers can substitute whatever commodity oil they want — soy, corn, cottonseed, canola — without having to print a new label," Howard explains.

From Salon

Roundup-resistant Palmer amaranth populations quickly spread through the South, then moved north, hidden at times in cottonseed hulls used for animal feed.

From New York Times

Vegetable shortening, according to The New Food Lover's Companion, is "a solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean and cottonseed" that have been "chemically transformed into a solid state through hydrogenation."

From Salon