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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Cola

/kōl'-ə/ approx. · Co·la · IPA /ˈkoʊlə/
01 n. L. pl. of Colon.
  1. 1.
    L. pl. of Colon. See: Colon
02 n. A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical America, esp. in the West Indies …
  1. 1.
    A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    a dark-colored carbonated soft drink flavored with extract of the cola nut, and often colored with caramel; also, any soft drink similar in color and flavor to a cola-flavored drink. The name was predominantly derived from the popular soft drink Coca-Cola.