Definition of Cola acuminata

1. Noun. Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract.

Exact synonyms: Goora Nut, Kola, Kola Nut, Kola Nut Tree
Terms within: Cola Extract
Group relationships: Cola, Genus Cola
Terms within: Cola Nut, Kola Nut
Generic synonyms: Nut Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cola Acuminata

Cohan
Cohen
Cohenian
Cohn
Cohnheim's area
Cohnheim's field
Cohnheim's theory
Coigue
Coimbatore
Coiter's muscle
Coke
Cokelore
Cokes
Col.
Col V
Cola acuminata (current term)
Colaptes
Colaptes auratus
Colaptes caper collaris
Colaptes chrysoides
Colbert
Colbert Bump
Colby
Colby cheese
Colcestrian
Colchicaceae
Colchicum autumnale
Colchicum corm

Literary usage of Cola acuminata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"The seeds of Cola acuminata R. Br. have long been used by the natives of West Africa as a stimulant, and have also been introduced into other countries as a ..."

2. Travels in Africa During the Years 1875[-1886] by Wilhelm Junker (1892)
"In West Sudan the expression " Cola " is applied indifferently to various species of the same genus ; but the chief variety is Cola acuminata, Rob. Brou.ni. ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1907)
"Dr. Stapf considers that this is the species to which the name of Cola acuminata properly belongs, and that Schumann was in error when he gave the name of ..."

4. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"The seed of Cola acuminata. —, COQ U ILLA. ... Castanea vesca. —, FRENCH. Juglans regia. —, GOORA. The seed of Cola acuminata. —, GROUND. ..."

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