OLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ola mean? 

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

1. leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• OLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

ola; olla

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

writing paper (paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts)

Holonyms ("ola" is a part of...):

Corypha umbraculifera; talipot; talipot palm (tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper)

 Context examples 

The research team said they believe the immigrant bird was native to Española Island, which is located about 100 kilometres (60 miles) southeast of the Galápagos archipelago.

(Researchers report rapid formation of new bird species in Galápagos islands, Wikinews)