colza

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noun

Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.

Similar
rapeBrassica napus
OriginFrench colza ← Dutch koolzaad ← Middle Dutch coolsaet →
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Meanings

nouncolza (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop

Similar
rapeBrassica napus
Broader
mustard
Also see
rape

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Dutchcoolsaet
  2. Dutchkoolzaad“cabbage seed, (later) colza”
  3. Frenchcolza
  4. Englishcolza

From French colza, from Dutch koolzaad (“cabbage seed, (later) colza”), from Middle Dutch coolsaet, from kool (“cole”) + zaad (“seed”).

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Translations

Bulgarian ра́пица
  • ра́пица (rápica)cabbage variety
Catalan colza
  • colzacabbage variety
Chinese Mandarin 芥花
  • 芥花 (jièhuā)cabbage variety
Czech řepka olejka
  • řepka olejkacabbage variety
Danish raps
  • rapscabbage variety
Dutch koolzaad
  • koolzaadcabbage variety
Finnish rapsi
  • rapsicabbage variety
French colza, chou
  • colzacabbage variety
  • choucabbage variety
German Raps
  • Rapscabbage variety
Hungarian repce
  • repcecabbage variety
Italian colza
  • colzacabbage variety
Norwegian raps
  • rapscabbage variety
Persian کلزا
  • کلزا (kolzâ)cabbage variety
Polish rzepak
  • rzepakcabbage variety
Portuguese colza
  • colzacabbage variety
Russian рапс
  • рапс (raps)cabbage variety
Slovak repica olejnatá
  • repica olejnatácabbage variety
Spanish colza
  • colzacabbage variety
Swedish raps
  • rapscabbage variety
Turkish kolza, kanola
  • kolzacabbage variety
  • kanolacabbage variety
Ukrainian ріпа́к, рапс
  • ріпа́к (ripák)cabbage variety
  • рапс (raps)cabbage variety
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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