canola

See also: Canola

English

Etymology

From Canola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈnoʊlə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊlə

Noun

canola (countable and uncountable, plural canolas)

  1. 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.
    • 1998, Phillip Thomas, U.S. Agricultural Trade: Canadian Wheat Issues:
      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.
    • 1997, Ronald R. Marquardt, Zhengkang Han, Enzymes in Poultry and Swine Nutrition: proceedings of the first Chinese Symposium on Feed:
      The carbohydrate component of canola meal accounts for about one third of the meal . . .
    • 2003, Jack LaLanne, Revitalize Your Life: Improve Your Looks, Your Health & Your Sex Life:
      For a salad dressing use olive or canola oil with lemon or vinegar and herb seasonings

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Noun

canola f (plural canolas)

  1. canola

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Noun

canola f (plural canolas)

  1. canola

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