canola

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/kəˈnoʊlə/

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.

Similar
canolacanola oil
OriginCeltic ← Irish Cana →
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Meanings

canola1

nouncanola (countable and uncountable, plural canolas)

plural canolas

  1. countableuncountableAny 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.

    For a salad dressing use olive or canola oil with lemon or vinegar and herb seasonings

    2003, Jack LaLanne, Revitalize Your Life: Improve Your Looks, Your Health & Your Sex Life
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    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

Canola2

nounCanola (uncountable)
  1. uncountableRapeseed oil; canola oil.

    Synonyms: canola, canola oil

Canola3

proper noun
  1. Celtic mythologyMythical inventor of the harp.
  2. A female given name.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounRapeseed oil; canola oil.

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canolacanola oil

More synonyms by meaning

nounvegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids

Similar
canola oil
Broader
vegetable oiloil
Also see
canolacanola oiloilseed raperapeseed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

canola · noun

From Canola.

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Canola · noun

Genericization of a trade name, of a rapeseed oil from Canada. Acronym of "Can"adian "o"il, "l"ow "a"cid.

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Canola · proper noun

  1. IrishCana
  2. Celtic
  3. EnglishCanola

Of Celtic origin, a misprint of Irish Cana Cludhmor.

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Translations

Finnish rypsi
  • rypsicultivar of field mustard Brassica rapa
German Rübsen
  • Rübsencultivar of field mustard Brassica rapa
Māori kanōra
  • kanōracultivar of field mustard Brassica rapa
Polish rzepak
  • rzepakcultivar of field mustard Brassica rapa
Portuguese canola
  • canolacultivar of field mustard Brassica rapa
Spanish canola
  • canolacultivar of field mustard Brassica rapa

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with canola

MotorolaAngolacolaPensacolaviolalolaOsceolaholaRollagondolanolabolagranolaTortolakolaebolamineolaIolamolaApalachicolagorgonzolaareolapayolaHispaniola
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Anagrams

CaolanAlcona
Cite this entry
APA

canola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canola

MLA

“canola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canola. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canola,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canola.

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