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Webster 1913 Edition


Colza

Col′za

,
Noun.
[F., fr. D.
koolzaad
, prop., cabbage seed;
kool
(akin to E.
cole
) +
zaad
, akin to E.
seed
.]
(Bot.)
A variety of cabbage (
Brassica oleracea
), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes; summer rape.

Definition 2024


colza

colza

English

Wikispecies

Noun

colza (uncountable)

  1. oilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.

Translations


French

Etymology

From Dutch koolzaad (cabbage seed, (later) colza), from Middle Dutch coolsaet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔlza/

Noun

colza m (plural colzas)

  1. (originally) oilseed rape
  2. canola

Italian

Noun

colza f (plural colze)

  1. oilseed rape (plant Brassica napus)
  2. canola

Portuguese

Noun

colza f (plural colzas)

  1. colza

Spanish

Etymology

From French colza, from Dutch koolzaad

Noun

colza f (plural colzas)

  1. canola