| 释义 |
rapeseed /ˈreɪpsiːd /noun [mass noun]Seeds of the rape plant, used chiefly for oil: unprocessed rapeseed...- There were more entries in the card catalogue of the library on rapeseed than on rape, she writes.
- For example, it was used to knock out a gene in rapeseed to make production of edible canola oil possible.
- Transport fuel based on renewable oilseed crops such as soybeans and rapeseed also has potential.
Origin Late Middle English: from rape2 + seed. |