英语词汇rapeseed的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

rapeseed. The name of seed of rape (Brassica napus) of the mustard family derives from the Latin rapum for “turnip.” It is used to make rape oil, a brownish yellow oil used chiefly as a lubricant and illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes. In 1981 more than 600 Spaniards died in the largest recorded accidental mass poisoning in history from using a commercial cooking oil made with “denatured” industrial oil from rapeseed. Rape is used as a cover crop in the United States. See mustard.

词汇	rapeseed
词源	rapeseed. The name of seed of rape (Brassica napus) of the mustard family derives from the Latin rapum for “turnip.” It is used to make rape oil, a brownish yellow oil used chiefly as a lubricant and illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes. In 1981 more than 600 Spaniards died in the largest recorded accidental mass poisoning in history from using a commercial cooking oil made with “denatured” industrial oil from rapeseed. Rape is used as a cover crop in the United States. See mustard.
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