cotula

[koh-tuhl-uh, kuh-]

noun

plural

cotulae 

1. (in prescriptions) a measure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cotula¹

1570–80; < Latin < Greek kotýlē cup; cotyloid

Example Sentences

He settled on violets, English daisies, small-leaved clovers, chamomile, thyme, yarrow, self-heal, lawn lobelias and cotula, among many others.

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By 1930, Caledonian Bowling Club replaced all its grass with cotula; other clubs did the same.

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Small-scale farmers have been the backbone of African agriculture With land central to the livelihoods of millions of people in Africa, Lorenzo Cotula of the International Institute for Environment and Development examines the impact of large-scale land acquisitions on the continent's farmers.

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"Negotiations for land acquisition often take place behind closed doors, quickly and in a context of unequal power," explains Lorenzo Cotula, a legal researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development in London, an independent international research organization specializing in sustainable development.

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But an investigation of 12 that have been, by Lorenzo Cotula of the International Institute for Environment and Development, declares many “not to be fit for purpose”.

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