Canola
a variety of rapeseed that contains reduced levels of erucic acid, making its oil palatable for human consumption, and reduced levels of a toxic glucosin, making its meal desirable as a livestock feed.
Contemporary Examples
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noun
a cooking oil extracted from a variety of rapeseed developed in Canada
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an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope. the body of ecclesiastical law. the body of rules, principles, or standards accepted as axiomatic and universally binding in a field of study or art: the neoclassical canon. a fundamental principle or […]
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