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rapeseed

/ˈɹeɪp.siːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
rape-seed
IPA
/ˈɹeɪp.siːd/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

The rape plant itself.

Uncountable

Etymology

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”). Not to be confused with grapeseed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

rapeseeds (plural) rape seed (alternative) rape-seed (alternative)

Phrases

rapeseed oil

Synonyms

rape canola

Questions

How do you pronounce rapeseed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪp.siːd/.
What does rapeseed mean?
The seed of the rape plant (Brassica napus), used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil.
Where does rapeseed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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