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KOLA NUT TREE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract

Synonyms:

Cola acuminata; goora nut; kola; kola nut; kola nut tree

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("kola nut tree" is a kind of...):

nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)

Meronyms (parts of "kola nut tree"):

cola nut; kola nut (bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract)

Meronyms (substance of "kola nut tree"):

cola extract (a flavoring extracted from the kola nut)

Holonyms ("kola nut tree" is a member of...):

Cola; genus Cola (large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts)

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