Cola
Cola , noun
L. plural of Colon.
Cola , noun
[New Latin, from a native name.]
1.
(a) (Botany) A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil.
(b)
(Botany) Same as Cola nut, below.
2.
a dark-colored carbonated soft drink flavored with extract of the cola nut, and often colored with caramel; also, any soft drink similar in color and flavor to a cola-flavored drink. The name was predominantly derived from the popular soft drink Coca-Cola.