[n] - seed of cotton plants
noun seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil
• (n.) The seed of the cotton plant.
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]
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 ...