rapeseed

Meaning

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

Synonyms

canola

rape

colza

oil seed rape

oil rape

turnip rape

coleseed

mustard seed

Translations

Raps

colza

colza

seme di colza

Rapssamen

kolza

semilla de colza

graine de colza

colza

colza

بذور اللفت

semente de colza

canola

ελαιοκράμβη

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”).