: a seed or crop (such as flaxseed) grown mainly for oil
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Livestock, feed grains, and oilseeds see low import rates, according to the USDA.—Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Apr. 2025 Last year, Ukraine shipped 42 million metric tons of grain and oilseed, roughly 80 percent of its prewar volume, according to data compiled by the Ukrainian investment firm Dragon Capital.—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 The company made significant investments in its new oilseed processing plant in Mitchell, South Dakota, contributing to a decrease in working capital to $24.5 million from $100.2 million.—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025 Green solvents and technologies for oil extraction from oilseeds
PubMed.—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oilseed
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