different between linseed vs rapeseed

English

Etymology

From Middle English linseed, lynseed, lynsede, from Old English l?ns?d (“seed of flax”), from l?n (“flax”) (from Proto-Germanic *l?n? (“flax”)) + s?d (“seed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?nsi?d/

Noun

linseed (countable and uncountable, plural linseeds)

1. The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.

   Synonym: flaxseed

Meronyms

• linoleic acid

Derived terms

• linseed oil

Related terms

• linen

Translations

Further reading

• linseed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• delines, delsine, enisled, ensiled, neleids

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• rape seed, rape-seed

Etymology

From rape +? seed. As a meronym for the entire plant, from the need to distinguish the plant from the etymologically unrelated verb and act rape.

Noun

rapeseed (usually uncountable, plural rapeseeds)

1. The seed of the rape plant, Brassica napus, used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil.
2. The rape plant itself.

Synonyms

• (Brassica napus): rape

Translations

Anagrams

• spreadee