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the result of processing plants isn't the same thing as 'what plants are known for'.

all the things you're talking about involve pressing seeds.

> the result of processing plants isn't the same thing as 'what plants are known for'

This claim does not have any sense. If there is a thing that most plants are known for, is as a source of valuable products after being processed.

Olive and palm oil do not involve pressing seeds, and have been around for thousands of years.

Oil is literally made by pressing seeds.

So what? Pressing seeds does not matter here. Nobody eats an orange or an avocado without peeling it first and nobody eats a nut without cracking it first. So some kind of processing is assumed.

Some of the most appreciated vegetable oils, like olive oil or avocado oils, are not even in the seed.

Most oils are made by pressing seeds. Some are not.

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