kola

ko·la

or co·la C0467700 (kō′lə)n. Any of several tropical African evergreen trees of the genus Cola, especially C. acuminata or C. nitida, cultivated for their reddish fragrant nutlike seeds, which contain caffeine and theobromine. The seeds are chewed as a stimulant and yield an extract used in pharmaceuticals and as a flavoring in foods and beverages.

[Of West African origin; akin to Temne kɔ̄la, kola nut.]

kola

(ˈkəʊlə) n (Plants) a variant spelling of cola¹

ko•la

(ˈkoʊ lə)

n., pl. -las. 1. any tropical African tree of the genus Cola, grown for kola nuts. 2. cola ¹. [1720–30]

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Noun	1.	kola - tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extractCola acuminata, goora nut, kola nut tree, kola nutcola extract - a flavoring extracted from the kola nutCola, genus Cola - large genus of African trees bearing kola nutscola nut, kola nut - bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extractnut tree - tree bearing edible nuts
	2.	Kola - a Chadic language spoken south of Lake ChadDaba, MusgoiBiu-Mandara - a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad

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Kola

kola:

see colacola
or kola,
tropical tree (genus Cola) of the family Sterculiaceae (sterculia family), native to Africa but now grown in other tropical regions. The fruit is a pod containing seeds from which is obtained caffeine, an alkaloid that functions as a stimulant.
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Kola

a city, center of Kola Raion, Murmansk Oblast, RSFSR. Located at the influx of the Kola and Tuloma rivers into the Kola Gulf of the Barents Sea. Railroad station 12 km south of Murmansk. Kola has a furniture factory and a macaroni factory.

The city was first mentioned in 1264 as a settlement; in 1550 it was made a stockaded town. Between 1589 and 1591 the Swedes launched a number of attacks on Kola, but they were repulsed. From the mid-16th century until 1804 it was a place of exile. From 1780 to 1859, Kola was the administrative center of a district.

Kola

a river in Murmansk Oblast, RSFSR. The Kola measures 83 km long and drains an area of 3,850 sq km. It flows out of Lake Kolozero, passes through Lake Pulozero, and empties into the Kola Gulf of the Barents Sea at the city of Kola. The river is fed primarily by snow; there is high water from May through July. The mean annual flow rate 8 km from the mouth is approximately 40 cu m/sec. The Kola River has many rapids; in the lower course it is used for floating timber.

cola

, kola1. either of two tropical sterculiaceous trees, Cola nitida or C. acuminata, widely cultivated in tropical regions for their seeds (see cola nut) 2. a sweet carbonated drink flavoured with cola nuts

kola

ko·la

(kō'lă), The dried cotyledons of Cola nitida or other species of Cola (family Sterculiaceae) that contain caffeine, theobromine, and a soluble principle, colatin; used as a cardiac and central nervous system stimulant. Synonym(s): cola (1)

Cola

, kola (kō′lă) [W. African kola] A genus of tropical trees that produce the kola nut. A kola nut extract is used in pharmaceutical preparations and as a main ingredient in some carbonated beverages.

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noun tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine

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noun a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad

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