n. A variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.
n. some other cole varieties
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes; summer rape.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The coleseed or rape, a variety of Brassica campestris with very oily seeds. See rape.
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n. Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
Word Usage
"Oleaginous crops such as rapeseed, also known as colza, are a favoured source in the northern hemisphere."