canola
noun
- type of rape
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kəˈnoʊlə/
name
Etymology: Of Celtic origin, a misprint of Irish Cana Cludhmor.
- Mythical inventor of the harp.
- A female given name.
noun
Etymology: From Canola.
- 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.
“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.”
“The carbohydrate component of canola meal accounts for about one third of the meal . . .”