rapeseed

n. 油菜籽

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词形变化

rapeseeds 复数 rapeseeds

别名

rapaseed rape-seed rape seed

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The seed of the rape plant (Brassica napus), used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil.

    油菜籽

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  2. 2.

    The rape plant itself.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

oilseed

部分词 3

colza oil rape oil rapeseed oil

整体词 2

rape colza

相关短语

rapeseed oil [化] 菜子油 rapeseed oils

词源

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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