rapeseed
ріпак
рапс
Rapssaat, Rapssamen, Rübsamen, Raps
The seed of the rape plant, used widely for animal feed and vegetable oilThe seed of the rape plant (Brassica napus), used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil.
/ˈɹeɪp.siːd/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The seed of the rape plant (Brassica napus), used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil.
Rapssaat, Rapssamen, Rübsamen
рапсraps
ріпакripak
seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil
(uncountable, usually)The rape plant itself.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rape sede, rape seed, equivalent to rape (“rapeseed plant(s)”) + seed.From Middle English rape sede, rape seed, equivalent to rape (“rapeseed plant(s)”) + seed. As a meronym for the entire plant, from the need to distinguish the plant from the etymologically unrelated verb and act rape. In this context, rape is from Latin rāpa, from rāpum (“turnip”).
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Forms
plural: rapeseedsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedrapeseed oil
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable