cottonseed

noun

cot·​ton·​seed ˈkä-tᵊn-ˌsēd 

: the seed of the cotton plant

Examples of cottonseed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then manufacturers learned to crush cottonseed for oil to be used in soap, cooking and as a substitute for animal fats. — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Blood meal, cottonseed meal, or other concentrated organic fertilizers can burn roots when over-applied, says Mattus, who has experienced this. — Lauren David, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

Cotton linters—the short fibers left on cottonseed after ginning—can be processed into nitrocellulose, a highly volatile, nitrogen-rich material known as guncotton that’s used as a primary ingredient in solid rocket propellants for ballistic missiles. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 27 Apr. 2026

Some growers use a cottonseed meal/bloodmeal homemade blend. — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cottonseed

• cottonseed oil

Rhymes for cottonseed

• aniseed
• centipede
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• ganymede
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• pedigreed
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• supercede
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Kids Definition

cottonseed

noun

cot·​ton·​seed kät-ᵊn-ˌsēd 

: the seed of the cotton plant