canola

Etymology

From Canola.

noun

1. 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. 1998, Phillip Thomas, U.S. Agricultural Trade: Canadian Wheat Issues
   The carbohydrate component of canola meal accounts for about one third of the meal . . . 1997, Ronald R. Marquardt, Zhengkang Han, Enzymes in Poultry and Swine Nutrition: proceedings of the first Chinese Symposium on Feed
   For a salad dressing use olive or canola oil with lemon or vinegar and herb seasonings 2003, Jack LaLanne, Revitalize Your Life: Improve Your Looks, Your Health & Your Sex Life