COTTONSEED

cottonseed

(noun) seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cottonseed (plural cottonseeds)

The seed of the cotton plant

Source: Wiktionary


Cotton seed, or, usually collectively, Cot"ton*seed`, n.

Definition: The seed of the cotton plant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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