different between canola vs rapaseed

English

Etymology

From Canola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??no?l?/
• Rhymes: -??l?

Noun

canola (countable and uncountable, plural canolas)

1. Any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (Brassica napus) and closely related field mustard (Brassica rapa), which have a lower erucic acid and glucosinolate content than traditional rapeseed.
   • 1998, Phillip Thomas, U.S. Agricultural Trade: Canadian Wheat Issues

     The approach taken in this study was to compare the risk management costs of wheat to that of two non-cwb-marketed Canadian grains: flax and canola.

   • 1997, Ronald R. Marquardt, Zhengkang Han, Enzymes in Poultry and Swine Nutrition: proceedings of the first Chinese Symposium on Feed

     The carbohydrate component of canola meal accounts for about one third of the meal . . .

Derived terms

• canola oil

Translations

Anagrams

• Alcona

Portuguese

Noun

canola f (plural canolas)

1. canola

Spanish

Noun

canola f (plural canolas)

1. canola

English

Etymology

From Latin rapa (“turnip”) + seed.

Noun

rapaseed (usually uncountable, plural rapaseeds)

1. Alternative form of rapeseed