seed of the cotton plant, important commercially for its oil and other products. Cottonseed oil is used in salad and cooking oils and, after ... [4 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/148
Cottonseed is the seed of the cotton plant. The mature seeds are brown ovoids weighing about a tenth of a gram. By weight, they are 60% cotyledon, 32% coat and 8% embryonic root and shoot. These are 20% protein, 20% oil and 3.5% starch. Fibres grow from the seed coat to form a boll of cotton lint. The boll is a protective fruit and when the plant ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonseed