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Flaxseed vs Rapeseed - What's the difference?

flaxseed | rapeseed |

As nouns the difference between rapeseed and flaxseed

is that rapeseed is the rape plant, Brassica napus, which produces a grain that is used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil while flaxseed is the seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.

flaxseed

English

(wikipedia flaxseed)

Noun

  • The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil

    • Synonyms

    * linseed

    rapeseed

    English

    (wikipedia rapeseed) (Brassica napus)

    Alternative forms

    * rape seed, rape-seed

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The rape plant, Brassica napus , which produces a grain that is used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil.
  • The seed of such plant.