cottonseed
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkɒt.ən.siːd/ us/ˈkɑː.t̬ən.siːd/
棉籽
the seeds of cotton plants, used to make oil and as animal food
He wants to use locally grown cottonseed or peanuts to create biofuel. 他想用当地种植的棉籽或花生来制造生物燃料。
Most cottonseed meal is used as animal feed, especially for beef and dairy cattle. 大多数棉籽粕被用作动物饲料，尤其用来喂养肉牛和奶牛。
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- The cottonseed that remains after the cotton fibres are separated is used to produce cottonseed oil, and the cottonseed meal that is left is generally fed to livestock.
- The restaurant now gives customers environmentally friendly utensils made of corn starch and cottonseed.
- Cottonseed meal is cheap in areas where cotton is widely grown.