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COLA
cola, dope
(noun) carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (‘dope’ is a southernism in the United States)
Cola, genus Cola
(noun) large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
COLON
colon
(noun) the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
colon
(noun) a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
Colon, Aspinwall
(noun) a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
colon, Costa Rican colon
(noun) the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
colon, El Salvadoran colon
(noun) the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cola (countable and uncountable, plural colas)
The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.
Etymology 2
Noun
cola
(dated) plural of colon
Etymology 3
Noun
cola (plural colas)
A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.
Anagrams
• ALCO, Acol, Calo, Caló, Coal., LCAO, LOCA, alco, alco-, coal, loca
Etymology
Acronym
Noun
COLA (plural COLAs)
Acronym of cost of living adjustment.
Proper noun
COLA
(internet, acronym) comp.os.linux.advocacy (a Usenet newsgroup promoting the Linux operating system)
Anagrams
• ALCO, Acol, Calo, Caló, Coal., LCAO, LOCA, alco, alco-, coal, loca
Source: Wiktionary
Co"la, n. [NL., fr. a native name.] (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.
Co"la, n.,
Definition: L. pl. of Colon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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