Canola or canola oil is a type of vegetable oil used in cooking.
canola in British English
(kəˈnəʊlə)
noun
a cooking oil extracted from a variety of rapeseed developed in Canada
Word origin
C20: from Can(ada) + -ola, from oleum
canola in American English
(ˈkænlə)
noun
a variety of rapeseed that contains reduced levels of erucic acid, making its oilpalatable for human consumption, and reduced levels of a toxic glucosin, making its meal desirable as a livestock feed
Word origin
[of unexplained orig.]
Examples of 'canola' in a sentence
canola
Algae have some distinct advantages over biofuel crops such as corn and canola.
canada.com (2011)
It is made into a drink by adding water, canola oil and fish oil.
The Sun (2013)
Canola is down 21 per cent; wheat is 13 per cent lower.
canada.com (2005)
Figures for flax and canola crops are 83 and 84 per cent, respectively.
canada.com (2005)
But some manufacturers are turning to non-hydrogenated canola oil, a much healthier alternative.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Regulators could demand the sales of soya bean, cotton and canola seed assets.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Canola, or rapeseed, is crushed to produce vegetable cooking oil.
canada.com (2005)
About 65 per cent of its canola crop is now genetically manipulated.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Lipids come from canola oil; carbohydrates from maltodextrin, a food additive, and oat flour; protein from rice.