Main Entry: ¹rape

Pronunciation: \ˈrāp\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin rapa, rapum turnip, rape; akin to Old High German rāba turnip, rape, Lithuanian ropė

Date: 14th century

: an Old World herb (Brassica napus) of the mustard family grown as a forage crop and for its seeds which yield rapeseed oil and are a bird food — compare canola