Oilseed \Oil"seed`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean;
also, the plant yielding such seed. See {Castor bean}.
(b) A cruciferous herb ({Camelina sativa}).
(c) The sesame.
Camelina sativa
n : annual European false flax having small white flowers;
cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and
for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North
America [syn: {gold of pleasure}]