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rape seed

rape seed is the alternative form of rapeseed.

Meaning of rapeseed

Noun

rapeseed (usually uncountable, plural rapeseeds)

  1. (usually) The seed of the rape plant (Brassica napus), used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil.
    Synonyms:
    rape, canola
  2. (usually) The rape plant itself.

Forms of rape seed

pluralrape seeds

Questions about rape seed

What is rape seed the alternative form of?
Rape seed is the alternative form of rapeseed.

Words near rape seed in the dictionary

  1. rape oil
  2. rape oils
  3. rape play
  4. rape rack
  5. rape racks
  6. rape seed
  7. rape seeds
  8. rape shield
  9. rape shields
  10. rape test kit
  11. rape test kits

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rape seed (page history and authors); rapeseed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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