colza

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colza - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Colza \Col"za\, n. [F., fr. D. koolzaad, prop., cabbage seed;
     kool (akin to E. cole) + zaad, akin to E. seed.] (Bot.)
     A variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea), cultivated for
     its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and
     lubricating purposes; summer rape.
     [1913 Webster]

colza - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  colza
      n 1: Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
           [syn: rape, colza, Brassica napus]