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rape
noun
-
rape
a
plant
with
bright
yellow
flowers
grown
for
its
seeds
,
which
are
pressed
to
make
oil
•
Golden
fields
of
rape
stretched
toward
the
horizon
under
the
summer
sun
.
Golden
fields
of
rape
stretched
toward
the
horizon
under
the
summer
sun
.
•
Farmers
press
the
seeds
of
rape
to
make
cooking
oil
.
Farmers
press
the
seeds
of
rape
to
make
cooking
oil
.
Shortened
from
‘
rapeseed
’,
based
on
the
Latin
name
Brassica
napus
.
noun
in
medieval
Sussex
,
England
,
a
large
district
used
for
local
administration
•
Medieval
Sussex
was
divided
into
six
regions
called
rapes
.
Medieval
Sussex
was
divided
into
six
regions
called
rapes
.
•
Each
rape
had
its
own
sheriff
responsible
for
local
justice
.
Each
rape
had
its
own
sheriff
responsible
for
local
justice
.
From
Old
English
‘
rap
’,
possibly
meaning
a
strip
or
division
of
land
.
