Definition of Cola nut

1. Noun. Bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract.

Exact synonyms: Kola Nut
Substance meronyms: Cola, Dope
Group relationships: Cola Acuminata, Goora Nut, Kola, Kola Nut, Kola Nut Tree
Generic synonyms: Nut

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cola Nut

cokernuts
cokers
cokes
cokeses
cokewold
cokier
cokiest
coking
coky
col
col-
col e1
col legno
cola
cola extract
cola nut (current term)
coladeira
coladeiras
colander
colanders
colas
colascione
colation
colatitude
colatitudes
colbertine
colby
colbys
colcannon
colcannons

Literary usage of Cola nut

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

1. Travels in Africa During the Years 1875[-1886] by Wilhelm Junker (1892)
"In recent years more attention has been directed towards the cola-nut, ... preparations of cola-nut have already become widely known as valuable medicines, ..."

2. The Book of Health by Malcolm Alexander Morris (1883)
"... Lunacy, and Pauperism—Ether—Opium— Chloral—Indian Hemp—Tobacco—Betel -nut—Tea— Coffee—Chocolate—Cocoa—Guarana — Cola- nut—Coca—Kava—Beef-Tea. ..."

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