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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 extract
Familiarity information: KOLA NUT TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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