oleaginosa

English translation: oilseed

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Spanish term or phrase:oleaginosa
English translation:oilseed
Entered by: Yaotl Altan

18:25 Mar 30, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture
Spanish term or phrase: oleaginosa
Es un país eminentemente agrícola – ganadero, con una importante producción de granos, oleaginosas y cereales.
Sergio Lahaye (X)
Local time: 13:36
oilseed
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oil·seed /ˈɔɪlˌsid/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[oil-seed] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.


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[Origin: 1555–65; oil + seed]
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Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 11:36
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5 +3oilseed
Yaotl Altan
3oil-producing plants
Nedra Rivera Huntington
3oliaginous plant
eloso (X)


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
oilseed


Explanation:


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Note added at 2 min (2008-03-30 18:27:41 GMT)
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/oilseed

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
oil·seed /ˈɔɪlˌsid/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[oil-seed] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.


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[Origin: 1555–65; oil + seed]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.


Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 11:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
6 mins
  -> Gracias, colega :)

agree  Egmont
54 mins

agree  John Speese: Or just oil crops.
7 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
oil-producing plants


Explanation:
"This chapter introduces a range of proteins from oil-producing plants, such as canola/rapeseed, maize, cottonseed, flax, hemp, peanut, safflower, sesame..."
http://www.cababstractsplus.org/google/abstract.asp?AcNo=200...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_domesticated_plants

Nedra Rivera Huntington
United States
Local time: 10:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
oliaginous plant


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eloso (X)
Argentina
Local time: 14:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
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