sunflower-seed

  • 1Sunflower seed — Left: dehulled kernel. Right: Whole seed with hull The sunflower seed is the fruit of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). The term sunflower seed is actually a misnomer when applied to the seed in its pericarp (hull). Botanically speaking, it is… …

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  • 2sunflower seed — noun edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil • Hypernyms: ↑edible seed • Part Holonyms: ↑common sunflower, ↑mirasol, ↑Helianthus annuus • Substance Meronyms: ↑sunflower oil, ↑ …

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  • 3sunflower-seed oil — noun oil from sunflower seeds • Syn: ↑sunflower oil • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable oil, ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑sunflower seed * * * noun see s …

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  • 4sunflower seed weevil — noun : any of several weevils (genus Desmoris) with larvae that feed and develop in sunflower seeds …

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  • 5extracted sunflower seed — išlukštentų saulėgrąžų rupiniai statusas Aprobuotas sritis pašarai apibrėžtis Šalutinis aliejaus gamybos produktas, gaunamas ekstrahuojant išlukštentas saulėgrąžas. atitikmenys: angl. extracted sunflower seed; sunflower cake vok. Sonnenblumenex… …

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  • 6sunflower seed oil — Oil from the seeds of Helianthus annuus (family Compositae); the glycerides consist mainly of the mixed triglycerides, each containing one or two linoleic acid radicals; used as a food, and in dietary supplements …

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  • 7sunflower-seed oil — подсолнечное масло yarrow oil масло тысячелистника consecrated oil освященное масло cosmetic oil косметическое масло fenugreek oil пажитниковое масло forepress oil форпрессовое масло …

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  • 8Sunflower oil — is the non volatile oil expressed from sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ) seeds. Sunflower oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil, and in cosmetic formulations as an emollient. Composition Sunflower oil contains predominantly linoleic acid in… …

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  • 9sunflower oil — noun oil from sunflower seeds • Syn: ↑sunflower seed oil • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable oil, ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑sunflower seed * * * noun or …

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  • 10sunflower — /sun flow euhr/, n. 1. any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow rayed flower heads often 12 in. (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of… …

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