kola nut tree
- noun
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árbol de kola
- Early formulations of cola beverages used extracts from the kola nut tree.
Examples
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The kola nut tree is cultivated extensively in West Africa for its valuable nuts.
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Farmers carefully tend each kola nut tree to maximize the quality of their harvest.
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The kola nut tree is native to West Africa.
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Many farmers cultivate kola nut trees for their valuable nuts.
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Farmers carefully tend each kola nut tree to maximize the quality of their harvest.
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The kola nut tree is cultivated extensively in West Africa for its valuable nuts.
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Early formulations of cola beverages used extracts from the kola nut tree.
Synonyms
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2.1
A tree that grows nuts you can eat
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9.1
A West African tree that produces large brown nuts with caffeine used to make cola drinks
A tall West African tree that produces large brown seeds used for cola flavor
A West African tree that makes brown kola nuts with caffeine used for cola drinks
A large brown nut from an African tree that contains caffeine and gives cola flavor
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally built from the constituents: 'kola' (the plant/nuts), 'nut' (the fruit), and 'tree' (a plant), so a B1 learner who knows those words will understand this denotes a tree that produces kola nuts. The noun‑noun compound pattern is a common, transparent formation cross‑linguistically, so the overall sense is immediately derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Kola nut tree names a tree that grows the kola nut. People used extracts from these brown nuts in early 'cola' drinks and they contain caffeine, so the phrase points to the tree that gives the nut used for those drinks.