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noun

Cola n. (Bot.)

(a)

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.

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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Etymology of 'Cola'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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