canola
canola · canolas
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Any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed and closely related field mustard, which have…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.
/kəˈnoʊlə/
» Canola oil has fewer trans fats than butter.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
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More definitions
- vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids
Examples
1 sentencesCanola oil has fewer trans fats than butter.
Translations
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By meaning 1
cultivar of field mustard Brassica rapa:
Origin
From Canola.From Canola.
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Forms
plural: canolasSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids:canola oil
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedcanola oil
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable