Definitions

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  • noun Trade name for rapeseed oil.
  • proper noun mythology Mythical inventor of the harp.
  • proper noun A given name for females.

Etymologies

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Canadian Oil, Low Acid

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Probably Celtic

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Examples

  • Canola, which is harvested with a combine also used to harvest wheat and soybeans, yields in the range of 50 to 60 bushels per acre like wheat.

    The Daily Times News Headlines 2010

  • (One of the best media players on Nokia's internet tablets is called Canola, and it uses controls along the two edges not for multitouch purposes but purely to make it easier to use with thumbs.) slitchfield

    All About Symbian - News 2009

  • What's with the "Canola" oil and the unsalted tortilla chips ...... you aren't turning into some kind of freaking health nut on us are you? uj

    Migas 2005

  • Safflower oil, or other high-heat stable oil such as Canola

    Crispy Potato Sticks with Roasted Tomato Salsa 2006

  • Canola and olive oils both contain high ratios of the healthy omega 3 acids that help your body fight the clogs and clumps caused by trans fats and saturated fats.

    The lighter side of Mexican cooking 2009

  • Canola or other neutral, high smoke-point oil for frying

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • Canola or other neutral, high smoke-point oil for frying

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • Canola and olive oils both contain high ratios of the healthy omega 3 acids that help your body fight the clogs and clumps caused by trans fats and saturated fats.

    The lighter side of Mexican cooking 2009

  • RICHARD: If some enterprising publisher starts a line of books for readers who enjoy reading about sex and other realities of urban life, readers who are tired of the intergenerational-love-story-on-a-Canola-farm crap, and said publisher aggressively markets these books via non-conventional methods (sex shows, hook up sites, etc) … it might just take off.

    Discussion: On Sex in Fiction 2009

  • Canola oil also can impart an off taste when heated.

    THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU Dr. Eric C. Westman 2010

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