Oil melon - Oil melon

Japanese: 油瓜 - あぶらうり
Oil melon - Oil melon

…In China, progress was made in improving varieties of soybeans, perilla, oil tea (camellia oleracea), and tallow, but most were used to make oil for lighting or rain gear, and lard was important for food. Recently, a plant called oil melon was discovered and is being cultivated. Its pumpkin-sized fruit contains 6 to 8 seeds the size of duck eggs, and these seeds are an excellent oil plant containing 70 to 80% oil. …

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…In China, progress was made in improving varieties of soybeans, perilla, oil tea (camellia oleracea), and tallow, but most were used to make oil for lighting or rain gear, and lard was important for food. Recently, a plant called oil melon was discovered and is being cultivated. Its pumpkin-sized fruit contains 6 to 8 seeds the size of duck eggs, and these seeds are an excellent oil plant containing 70 to 80% oil. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "yuri" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中国ではダイズ,エゴマ,油茶(アブラツバキ),アブラギリなどの品種改良が進んでいたが,多くは灯火用あるいは雨具用の油として用いられ,食用としては豚脂が重要であった。また,最近になって油瓜と呼ばれる植物が発見され,栽培化が進んでいる。カボチャほどの大きさの果実にアヒルの卵ほどの種子が6~8個入っており,その種子は70~80%の油脂成分を含む優れた油料植物である。…

【油】より

…中国ではダイズ,エゴマ,油茶(アブラツバキ),アブラギリなどの品種改良が進んでいたが,多くは灯火用あるいは雨具用の油として用いられ,食用としては豚脂が重要であった。また,最近になって油瓜と呼ばれる植物が発見され,栽培化が進んでいる。カボチャほどの大きさの果実にアヒルの卵ほどの種子が6~8個入っており,その種子は70~80%の油脂成分を含む優れた油料植物である。…

※「油瓜」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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