canola

noun

ca·​no·​la kə-ˈnō-lə 

1

: a rape plant of an improved variety having seeds that are low in erucic acid and are the source of canola oil

2

: canola oil

Examples of canola in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oils, particularly olive, canola and peanut become rancid over time. —Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024

Canola oil is derived from the seeds of the canola plant. —Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 10 July 2024

Seed oils include canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soybean, sunflower, rice bran and peanut oils. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024

Lined up next to the bottles of basics such as canola, vegetable, and corn oil are relatively exotic—and expensive—options: grapeseed oil, pumpkin-seed oil, walnut oil. —Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

from Canola, former certification mark

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing canola

• canola oil

Kids Definition

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

2

: canola oil

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

: canola oil