colza
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of colza
First recorded in 1705–15; from French, from Dutch koolzaad, equivalent to kool “cabbage” + zaad “seed”; see origin at cole, seed
Example Sentences
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A former schoolteacher, he began in 2009 raising wheat and colza, which yields a cooking oil.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022
Certainly kerosene supplanted whale oil and also colza, but it was not supplanted by gas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mineral oil was not discovered until nearly 60 years later, at which time, in country districts where gas was not available, the lights were tallow candles and colza oil.
From Time Magazine Archive
And he set forth with his heavy peasant's tread; while the girl, with her hands on her hips, turned round to pick her colza.
From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 by Maupassant, Guy de
Wheat, oats, barley, colza and potatoes are the chief crops.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
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