Canola

Full definition of canola

(plural canolas)

Any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (Brassica napus) and closely related field mustard (Brassica rapa) primarily grown in North America, which have a lower erucic acid and glucosinolate content than traditional rapeseed.

1998, Phillip Thomas, U.S. Agricultural Trade: Canadian Wheat IssuesThe approach taken in this study was to compare the risk management costs of wheat to that of two non-cwb-marketed Canadian grains: flax and canola.
1997, Ronald R. Marquardt, Zhengkang Han, Enzymes in Poultry and Swine Nutrition: proceedings of the first Chinese Symposium on FeedThe carbohydrate component of canola meal accounts for about one third of the meal . . .
2003, Jack LaLanne, Revitalize Your Life: Improve Your Looks, Your Health & Your Sex LifeFor a salad dressing use olive or canola oil with lemon or vinegar and herb seasonings