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colza

colza

9.9
A plant with bright yellow flowers grown for seeds that make oil and sometimes fed to animals
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒlzə/
  • Specialized
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  • Farmers often grow colza for its oil-rich seeds.

Examples

  • Some livestock farmers use colza as a forage crop for their animals.

  • The field was filled with bright yellow colza blossoms in the spring.

  • Farmers in Europe often grow colza for its valuable oil-rich seeds.

  • The field was covered with bright yellow colza flowers.

  • Farmers in Europe often grow colza for its valuable oil-rich seeds.

  • Some livestock farmers use colza as a forage crop for their animals.

  • The field was filled with bright yellow colza blossoms during the spring.

Synonyms

rape
vscolza
  • Archaic
4 8.6

A plant with yellow flowers grown for oil from its seeds

focuses on cultivation for oil-rich seeds and occasional use as forage
Brassica napus
vscolza
  • Specialized
8.2

A plant with bright yellow flowers that farmers grow for seeds to make cooking oil and for animal feed

is the common name rather than the formal Latin label

Compounds

colza oil
  • Specialized
7.0

An oil from rapeseed used for cooking, as a lubricant, or to fuel lamps

Surface Forms

colza singular
colzas plural

Etymology

Colza comes from the French name colza for a member of the cabbage family that produces oil-rich seeds. Picture wide fields of bright yellow flowers, because that is why colza refers to this oilseed crop and the oil made from it.