Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Latin plural of
colon . - noun A tree of the family Sterculiaceæ, Bichea acuminata (Cola acuminata of Schott and Endlicher), which yields the cola-nut. See
cola-nut . - noun Any tree of the genus Bichea, which includes about 40 species of tropical African sterculiaceous trees having entire or lobed leaves and axillary clusters of unisexual or polygamous flowers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun L. pl. of
colon . - noun A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil.
- noun Same as
cola nut , below. - noun a dark-colored carbonated soft drink flavored with extract of the cola nut, and often colored with caramel; also, any soft drink similar in color and flavor to a cola-flavored drink. The name was predominantly derived from the popular soft drink Coca-Cola.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete Plural form of
colon . - noun The
kola plant, genusCola , famous for itsnut , or one of these nuts. - noun A
beverage or adrink made withkola nut flavoring,caramel andcarbonated water .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
- noun large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
Etymologies
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Examples
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The cola is yummy, but Dew will take some time to grow on me.
It’s Baaaack. Pepsi and Mountain Dew Throwback - The Retroist 2010
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Coca-cola is a brand name constructed solely for that brand.
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"No evidence exists that occasional use of carbonated beverages, including cola, is detrimental to bone," they note.
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She was sitting on the floor completely covered in cola, ice and popcorn.
Archive 2006-12-01 Dave Hingsburger 2006
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She was sitting on the floor completely covered in cola, ice and popcorn.
In Equality Dave Hingsburger 2006
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LZ0rr0: At that time I ruled the Latin American cola market.
Danielle Crittenden: The President's Secret IMs: World Leaders Gone Wild "Cancun Edition"! 2008
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What makes a finer Co-cola is seven year old dark Havana rum and some lime juice and I know you and I both know that for sure.
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One common use of phosphoric acid is as an ingredient in cola drinks.
Think Progress » The Truth About ThinkProgress’ White Phosphorus Coverage 2005
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Wikipedia answer: "The word cola as part of the Coca-Cola trademark may have originated from the kola nuts that were originally used as the source of caffeine, or from when the original recipe contained coca."
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Interestingly, the makers of Coke (which is also a registered mark) once sought to prohibit the marketing of something called Tacola-Cola, as well as any other drink with the word cola in its name.
tmurphy commented on the word cola
I found cola in the serendipity section while looking up the word meesoic. Mesoic pertains to an interval between two cola but when I looked up cola there was no definition that referred to a literary use.
June 10, 2009
tmurphy commented on the word cola
Reference my recent note on cola mesodic is the word I was orginally looking at.
June 10, 2009