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Definition of Cola acuminata
1. Noun. Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract.
Terms within: Cola Extract
Group relationships: Cola, Genus Cola
Terms within: Cola Nut, Kola Nut
Generic synonyms: Nut Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cola Acuminata
Literary usage of Cola acuminata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"The seeds of cola acuminata R. Br. have long been used by the natives of West
Africa as a stimulant, and have also been introduced into other countries as a ..."
2. Travels in Africa During the Years 1875[-1886] by Wilhelm Junker (1892)
"In West Sudan the expression " Cola " is applied indifferently to various species
of the same genus ; but the chief variety is cola acuminata, Rob. Brou.ni. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1907)
"Dr. Stapf considers that this is the species to which the name of cola acuminata
properly belongs, and that Schumann was in error when he gave the name of ..."
4. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"The seed of cola acuminata. —, COQ U ILLA. ... Castanea vesca. —, FRENCH.
Juglans regia. —, GOORA. The seed of cola acuminata. —, GROUND. ..."
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