GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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‖Cola, n., L. pl. of Colon.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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‖Cola (?), n. [NL., fr. a native name.] (Bot.) (a)
1. A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil. (b) Same as Cola nut, below.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. 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.
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