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canola (oil) definition

ca·nola (oil) (kə nō′lə)

noun

an oil derived from the seed of any of several varieties of the rape plant, used in cooking, salad dressings, etc.: it is low in saturated fats

Etymology: < Can(ada) + (c)ol(z)a

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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