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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > plants (botany) > oilseed crops
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > plants (botany) > oilseed crops
Plant Production, Gardening > plants (botany) > oilseed crops
Preferred Term:

oilseed crops

Definition:
Primarily soybeans, and other crops such as peanuts, cottonseed, sunflower seed, flaxseed, safflower seed, rapeseed, sesame seed, castor beans, canola, rapeseed, and mustard seeds used to produce edible and/or inedible oils, as well as high-protein animal meal.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
plants (botany)
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • oilseed plants
  • oil seed crops
  • oil seed plants
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/19516
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2017-11-22
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