rape

noun [U] (PLANT)

/reɪp/ (also oilseed rape, rapeseed)

Definition

› a plant with yellow flowers from which oil and animal food are producedGroups of crop plants and economic plants

(Definition of rape noun (PLANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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