- kola nut
- ko′la nut`n.pln the large brown seed of the kola tree: its extract is used in soft drinks•Etymology: 1865–70
From formal English to slang. 2014.
kola nut
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Kola nut — pods and seeds Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Kola nut — Kola Ko la, Kola nut Kola nut . Same as {Cola}, {Cola nut}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kola nut — n. the seed of the cola … English World dictionary
kola nut — noun 1. tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract • Syn: ↑kola, ↑kola nut tree, ↑goora nut, ↑Cola acuminata • Hypernyms: ↑nut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
kola nut — a brownish seed, about the size of a chestnut, produced by a tropical tree belonging to the genus Cola, containing both caffeine and theobromine: its extract is used in soft drinks. [1865 70] * * * or cola nut Caffeine containing nut of two… … Universalium
kola nut — also cola nut noun Etymology: kola, perhaps modification of Malinke kolo kola nut Date: 1868 the bitter caffeine containing chestnut sized seed of a kola tree used especially as a masticatory and in beverages … New Collegiate Dictionary
kola nut tree — noun tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract • Syn: ↑kola, ↑kola nut, ↑goora nut, ↑Cola acuminata • Hypernyms: ↑nut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Cola, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
kola nut — ko·la nut also co·la nut kō lə n the bitter caffeine containing chestnut sized seed of a kola tree used esp. as a masticatory and in beverages … Medical dictionary
kola nut — /ˈkoʊlə nʌt/ (say kohluh nut) noun → cola nut …
Kola — Ko la, Kola nut Kola nut . Same as {Cola}, {Cola nut}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
