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Cola definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts [syn: Cola, genus Cola]
2: carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) [syn: cola, dope]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. cost-of-living adjustment 2. cost-of-living allowance

Merriam Webster's

I. plural of colon II. noun Etymology: from Coca-Cola, a trademark Date: 1920 a carbonated soft drink colored usually with caramel and flavored usually with extracts from kola nuts

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also kola) 1 any small tree of the genus Cola, native to W. Africa, bearing seeds containing caffeine. 2 a carbonated drink usu. flavoured with these seeds. Phrases and idioms: cola nut a seed of the tree. Etymology: W.Afr.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cola Co"la, n., L. pl. of Colon.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cola Co"la, n. [NL., fr. a native name.] (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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(colas) Cola is a sweet brown non-alcoholic fizzy drink. ...a can of cola. N-MASS

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ko'-la.

See CHOLA.