| 单词 | kola |
| 释义 | kola1
A frequent spelling of cola, used to refer to two trees of the genus Cola, C. acuminata or C. nitida, or their seeds, also called kola nuts.
1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 39 The Kola spoken of by African travellers. 1868Curtis's Bot. Mag. XCIV. 5699 (heading) Kola-nut tree. Ibid., The Kola has been introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew. 1890Kew Bull. 255 Kola nuts contain some constituent analogous to caffeine. 1932J. Cary Aissa Saved xv. 82 A family of kola-nut traders, father, mother, sister, and two children, hurrying to Kolu to sell at good prices. 1937J. M. Dalziel Useful Plants W. Trop. Afr. 101 Elephants eat the fruits of kola and damage the tree. Ibid. 103 Kola is generally supposed to contain about equal quantities of caffeine and theobromine. Ibid. 104 Amongst some peoples a kola tree is planted to commemorate a joyful event. 1957M. Banton W. Afr. City ix. 170 That afternoon he will ‘pin flour’—a small ceremony for which he will invite an alfa and some respected local Muslims to pray for the deceased; after praying they will eat kola and balls of rice flour mixed with sugar and water. 1964E. Huxley Back Street New Worlds xiv. 141 Had I been a Nigerian, he'd have offered me a kola nut, symbol of hospitality among his people. |
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