1. the small seeds of the rape plant, used to produce oil for cooking and industrial purposes

Examples

• Rapeseed oil is commonly used for cooking in many countries.
• The farmer planted rapeseed in the spring for harvest in late summer.
• Rapeseed is processed to make canola oil.
• The bright yellow rapeseed fields stretched across the countryside.
• Rapeseed meal is used as animal feed after oil extraction.
• Canada is one of the world’s largest producers of rapeseed.