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Rapeseed

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An annual plant, related to the broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and turnip families, which grows as a tall and spindly stem topped with green leaves and bright yellow flowers. It is a plant that is grown for processing its oil and seeds. The oil of the rapeseed is typically referred to as canola oil but is also called coleseed or colza. Rapeseed is also known as rape or summer turnip.
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1) A green leafed vegetable or cooking green, often used in Italian cooking, that is related to both the broccoli and turnip family of vegetables. The shoots of the flower buds ...
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