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gold of pleasure

gold of pleasure

9.9
An annual plant with small yellow flowers grown for oil-rich seeds and fiber
  • noun
translation icon : camelina
  • The seeds of gold of pleasure are processed to produce a nutritious oil used in cooking and cosmetics.

Examples

  • Farmers in Europe have grown gold of pleasure for its valuable oil since ancient times.

  • The farmer planted gold of pleasure this spring.

  • Recently, gold of pleasure has gained popularity as a sustainable crop for biofuel production.

  • Have you ever seen gold of pleasure in bloom?

  • Farmers in Europe have grown gold of pleasure for its valuable oil since ancient times.

  • Recently, gold of pleasure has gained popularity as a sustainable crop for biofuel production.

  • The seeds of gold of pleasure are processed to produce a nutritious oil used in cooking and cosmetics.

Synonyms

Camelina sativa
vsgold of pleasure
  • Specialized
9.2

A plant that lives for one year and farmers grow for seeds to make oil and fiber

is a broader common name used instead of the strict species label
false flax
vsgold of pleasure
  • UK
9.6

A plant grown for seeds that give oil for food and cosmetics

refers to the exact cultivated species rather than the general common name
camelina
vsgold of pleasure
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant in the mustard family grown for its oil-rich seeds

identifies a single cultivated species rather than the wider genus

Surface Forms

gold of pleasure singular
gold of pleasures plural

Morphology

gold + of + pleasure

“Gold of pleasure” is a conventional plant name (Camelina sativa) whose specific sense as an oilseed/annual plant cannot be compositionally inferred from the words “gold” and “pleasure.” As a lexicalized common name that is arbitrary and language-specific, a B1 learner who only knows the constituent words would not be able to predict the MWE’s botanical meaning.

Etymology

The plant name gold of pleasure may come from its bright yellow flowers and the tasty oil people made from its seeds. Here gold stands for the golden colour and value, and pleasure for how good the oil was, so the name came to mean 'a plant grown for its oil-rich seeds'.