KOLA NUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kola nut mean? 

• KOLA NUT (noun)
  The noun KOLA NUT has 2 senses:

1. bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• KOLA NUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cola nut; kola nut

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

nut (usually large hard-shelled seed)

Holonyms ("kola nut" is a part of...):

Cola acuminata; goora nut; kola; kola nut; kola nut tree (tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract)

Holonyms ("kola nut" is a substance of...):

cola; dope (carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts ('dope' is a southernism in the United States))

Sense 2

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" is a kind of...):

nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)

Meronyms (parts of "kola nut"):

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

Meronyms (substance of "kola nut"):

cola extract (a flavoring extracted from the kola nut)

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

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

 Context examples 

Caffeine is a bitter substance found in coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate, kola nuts, and certain medicines.

(Caffeine, Food and Drug Administration)