canola

  1. Noun.  Trade name for rapeseed oil.
  2. Proper noun.  (mythology) Mythical inventor of the harp.
  3. Proper noun.  A given name for females.
  4. Noun.  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.

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