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KOLA NUT TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kola nut tree mean? 

KOLA NUT TREE (noun)
  The noun KOLA NUT TREE has 1 sense:

1. tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extractplay

  Familiarity information: KOLA NUT TREE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KOLA NUT TREE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cola acuminata; goora nut; kola; kola nut; kola nut tree

Hypernyms ("kola nut tree" is a kind of...):

nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)

Meronyms (parts of "kola nut tree"):

cola nut; kola nut (bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract)

Meronyms (substance of "kola nut tree"):

cola extract (a flavoring extracted from the kola nut)

Holonyms ("kola nut tree" is a member of...):

Cola; genus Cola (large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts)


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