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noun

Cola n. (Bot.)

(a)

A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil.

(b)

Same as Cola nut, below.

A dark-colored carbonated soft drink flavored with extract of the cola nut, and often colored with caramel; also, any soft drink similar in color and flavor to a cola-flavored drink. The name was predominantly derived from the popular soft drink Coca-Cola.

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Etymology of 'Cola'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cola" Quotes from Famous Books

... frate fu ucciso, e non ne fu fatta vendetta di sua morte: non lo poteo aiutare; pensa lungo mano vendicare 'l sangue di suo frate; pensa lunga mano dirizzare la cittate di Roma male guidata."—"Vita di Cola ...

— Rienzi • Edward Bulwer Lytton

... the murky cola of the winter morning. When, at eight o'clock, she knocked as usual at her grandfather's door his answer made ...

— The Nether World • George Gissing

Words linked to "Cola" : kola, coke, dilleniid dicot genus, genus Cola, Coca Cola, the States, goora nut, Pepsi Cola, kola nut, US, cola extract, Sterculiaceae, U.S.