cola

noun

• 1 [mass noun] a brown carbonated drink that is flavoured with an extract of cola nuts, or with a similar flavouring: a warm can of cola

• 2 (also kola) a small evergreen African tree which is cultivated in the tropics for its seeds (cola nuts).

  [from Temne k'ola 'cola nut']

  • Genus Cola, family Sterculiaceae: several species