kola nut

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noun

a brownish seed, about the size of a chestnut, produced by a tropical tree belonging to the genus Cola, containing both caffeine and theobromine: its extract is used in soft drinks.

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Origin of kola nut

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby kola nut

kok-saghyz, koku, Kokura, kola, kolacky, kola nut, Kola Peninsula, Kolar, Kolar Gold Fields, Kolbe, Kolchak

How to use kola nut in a sentence

I once tasted a kola nut, but found it exceedingly bitter and unpalatable.
A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland|Meg Gehrts
The Druggists Circular, for May, 1908, contained a query from a druggist as to a good formula for a kola nut soda syrup.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why|Martha M. Allen
And in return the men who brought these caravans to Kumasi received gold dust, and the highly prized kola nut.
With Wolseley to Kumasi|F.S. Brereton
Sierra Leone is an organized colony, a product of which is the kola-nut.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway

British Dictionary definitions for kola nut

kola nut

noun

a variant spelling of cola nut

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