cottonseed

noun

cot·ton·seed ˈkä-tᵊn-ˌsēd

: the seed of the cotton plant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The ingredients: roasted peanuts; sugar; hydrogenated cottonseed, soybean, and rapeseed oils; and salt. —

Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2022 Wise chips were made with the usual combination of frying oils (corn, cottonseed, sunflower, soybean, or canola), and its nutrition facts don’t reveal any notable anomalies. —

Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2023 Popular plant sources for organic fertilizers include alfalfa, cottonseed meal, and seaweed. —

Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2022 Roundup-resistant Palmer amaranth populations quickly spread through the South, then moved north, hidden at times in cottonseed hulls used for animal feed. —

New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021 In the past several years, two battered cottonseed silos in Waco, Texas, surrounded by food trucks selling sweet tea and energy balls, have become a pilgrimage site for Christian homemakers from around the country, among others. —

Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 25 July 2021 Many farmers just let their piles of cottonseed rot. —

Helen Zoe Veit, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Feb. 2012 So, canola oil, soybean oil, corn oil and olive oil (among others like sunflower, safflower, cottonseed and nut/peanut/seed oils) are recommended. —

Environmental Nutrition, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2019 That’s 50 million tons of cottonseed annually, the International Cotton Advisory Committee reports. —

Rachel Sugar, Vox, 19 Oct. 2018 See More

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