colza

American  

[kol-zuh, kohl-] / ˈkɒl zə, ˈkoʊl- /

noun

1. rapeseed.

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colza British  

/ ˈkɒlzə /

noun

1. another name for rape 2

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Etymology

Origin of colza

First recorded in 1705–15; from French, from Dutch koolzaad, equivalent to kool “cabbage” + zaad “seed”; see origin at cole, seed

Example Sentences

A former schoolteacher, he began in 2009 raising wheat and colza, which yields a cooking oil.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022

Certainly kerosene supplanted whale oil and also colza, but it was not supplanted by gas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mineral oil was not discovered until nearly 60 years later, at which time, in country districts where gas was not available, the lights were tallow candles and colza oil.

From Time Magazine Archive

Few countries can boast such wheat, colza, flax, and madder as it produces.

From Holland, v. 1 (of 2) by Zimmern, Helen

Plenty of ventilation, without allowing actual wind to penetrate, should be provided, and only the best colza oil be used.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Browne, Montagu