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