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: a rape plant of an improved variety having seeds that are low in erucic acid and are the source of canola oil
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For 40 years Olson trucked his 18,000 honeybee colonies between California and Washington, moving among farms and orchards where their job was to pollinate everything from almonds to tree fruits, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, carrots, radishes, onions, canola and alfalfa.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Tosh Pork, which owns 11,000 acres of land and produces swine and grows corn, soybeans, wheat, canola and barley, employs people from foreign countries to work on its farm, DOL said.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
Olive oil and pork fat should be your only cooking fats, so lose the canola and other seed oils.
—Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
Then to the canola fields of central Idaho, the winding South Fork of east Idaho, a granite spire in north Idaho.
—Lauren Melink, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
This recipe calls for vegetable oil for frying purposes, but any oil with a higher smoke point (like canola or peanut oil) works great.
—Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
But peanut, canola, or olive oil are good options, too.
—Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
Some oils, such as canola and soy, contain another omega-3 called alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), the National Institute of Health added.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
Vegetable is best, but canola or peanut oil will work, too.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 July 2023
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Tosh Pork, which owns 11,000 acres of land and produces swine and grows corn, soybeans, wheat, canola and barley, employs people from foreign countries to work on its farm, DOL said.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
Olive oil and pork fat should be your only cooking fats, so lose the canola and other seed oils.
—Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
Then to the canola fields of central Idaho, the winding South Fork of east Idaho, a granite spire in north Idaho.
—Lauren Melink, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
This recipe calls for vegetable oil for frying purposes, but any oil with a higher smoke point (like canola or peanut oil) works great.
—Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
But peanut, canola, or olive oil are good options, too.
—Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
Some oils, such as canola and soy, contain another omega-3 called alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), the National Institute of Health added.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
Vegetable is best, but canola or peanut oil will work, too.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 July 2023
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canola
noun
ca·no·la
kə-ˈnō-lə 
1
: a rape plant of an improved variety having seeds that are the source of canola oil
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Medical Definition
canola
noun
ca·no·la
kə-ˈnō-lə
1
: a rape plant (Brassica napus of the mustard family) of an improved variety with seeds that are low in erucic acid and are the source of canola oil
2
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