canola
/kəˈnoʊlə/
canola noun: any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (Brassica napus) and closely related field mustard (Brassica rapa), which have a lower erucic acid and glucosinolate content than traditional rapeseed.
Noun (1)
canola (countable and uncountable, plural canolas)
- Any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (Brassica napus) and closely related field mustard (Brassica rapa), which have a lower erucic acid and glucosinolate content than traditional rapeseed.
- The approach taken in this study was to compare the risk management costs of wheat to that of two non-cwb-marketed Canadian grains: flax and canola.1998, Phillip Thomas, U.S. Agricultural Trade: Canadian Wheat Issues
- The carbohydrate component of canola meal accounts for about one third of the meal . . .1997, Ronald R. Marquardt, Zhengkang Han, Enzymes in Poultry and Swine Nutrition: proceedings of the first Chinese Symposium on Feed
Noun (2) capitalized: Canola
Canola (uncountable)
- Rapeseed oil; canola oil.
- Synonyms:
- canola oil
Proper noun capitalized: Canola
Canola
- Mythical inventor of the harp.
- A female given name.
Synonyms of canola
Forms of canola
| plural | canolas |
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Origin of canola
From Canola.
Genericization of a trade name, of a rapeseed oil from Canada. Acronym of "Can"adian "o"il, "l"ow "a"cid.
Of Celtic origin, a misprint of Irish Cana Cludhmor.
Words formed from canola
Phrases with canola
Words that rhyme with canola
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- granola
- idola
- Iola
- minneola
- pianola
- stola
- tombola
- Akmola
- arteriola
- blogola
- boffola
- bola
- braciola
- Carniola
- cashola
- caveola
- Coca Cola
- Coca-Cola
- crapola
- eidola
- gayola
- gladiola
- gorgonzola
- hemiola
- hideola
- Hispaniola
- hola
- lola
- mandola
- mineola
- mola
- mola mola
- Motorola
- moviola
- Ndola
- nola
- payola
- Pensacola
- plugola
- Poehler
- pseudovariola
- pyrola
- salsola
- scagliola
- Shinola
- shola
- solah
- tetracola
Questions about canola
- What does canola mean?
- Canola means any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (Brassica napus) and closely related field mustard (Brassica rapa), which have a lower erucic acid and glucosinolate content than traditional rapeseed.
- What part of speech is canola?
- Canola can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce canola?
- Canola is pronounced /kəˈnoʊlə/.
- What is the plural of canola?
- The plural of canola is canolas.
Words near canola in the dictionary
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