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A seed that would rather be a lifestyle brand than a snack.
means A seed grown mainly to be pressed or processed for its oil, like rapeseed, sunflower, or soybean, rather than eaten whole.
from A plain compound of 'oil' plus 'seed,' stitched together in English to name crops by their economic purpose rather than botany — the same practical naming habit that gave us 'oilcloth' and 'oilcake.' 'Oil' itself traces back through Old French 'oile' to Latin 'oleum,' rooted in the olive, the plant that made pressing seeds and fruits for their fat a civilization-shaping technology long before rapeseed or soybean ever got the same treatment.
- definition
- Seed grown mainly to press for oil, not eating
- usual suspects
- Canola, soybean, sunflower, palm kernel
- hidden talent
- Leftover meal becomes livestock feed, nothing wasted
- global weight
- Drives cooking oil, biodiesel, and margarine supply chains