# oilseed

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #80,727

## Definitions
1. The seed of any of several plants which are used commercially as a source of vegetable oil.
2. The plant that yields such seed.
3. Synonym of milium (“keratin-filled cyst”).

## Etymology
From oil + seed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/oilseed