CANOLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does canola mean? 

• CANOLA (noun)
  The noun CANOLA has 1 sense:

1. vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids

  Familiarity information: CANOLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANOLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

canola; canola oil

Hypernyms ("canola" is a kind of...):

oil; vegetable oil (any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants)

Meronyms (substance of "canola"):

oleic acid (a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils)

 Context examples 

Scientists over the years have modified the genetics of soybeans, corn, canola and other crop plants to develop varieties that tolerate specific herbicides and resist insect pests.

(Innovative Approach to Breeding Could Mean Higher Yields and Better Crops, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Try to replace them with oils such as canola, olive, safflower, sesame, or sunflower.

(Dietary Fats, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is found in leafy green vegetables, nuts, and some vegetable oils, such as canola, soybean, and flaxseed.

(Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks, NIH)

Other recent developments in crop biotechnology listed in the report include GM sugarcane that is resistant to insects and drought, GM apples that do not turn brown, GM canola and safflower that have high levels of oleic acid which has anti-cancer properties.

(GM tech expands with more crops to more countries, SciDev.Net)

GM crops have expanded beyond corn, soybeans, cotton and canola to give more choices for the world’s consumers and food producers, Paul Teng, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) chair, said.

(GM tech expands with more crops to more countries, SciDev.Net)