miánzǐ

棉子

Word · NounTraditional棉籽

cottonseed; seed of the cotton plant

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

cottonseed; seed of the cotton plant

neutral

Used primarily in agricultural, industrial, or scientific contexts. Cottonseed is a byproduct of cotton ginning and is a source of cottonseed oil and cottonseed meal.

Mián棉
zǐ籽
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zhà榨
yóu油
 。

Cottonseed can be used to extract oil.

Gōng工
chǎng厂
zhèng正
zài在
chǔ处
lǐ理
dà大
liàng量
de的
mián棉
zǐ籽
 。

The factory is processing a large quantity of cottonseed.

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Mián棉
zǐ籽
yóu油
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
pēng烹
rèn饪
yóu油
 。

Cottonseed oil is a common cooking oil.