ETYM French, from Dutch koolzaad, prop., cabbage seed; kool (akin to Eng. cole) + zaad, akin to Eng. seed.
A variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes; summer rape.

Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop; SYN. colza, Brassica napus
In botany, two plant species of the mustard family Cruciferae, Brassica rapa and b. napus, grown for their seeds, which yield a pungent edible oil. The common turnip is a variety of the former, and the rutabaga turnip of the latter.
Oilseed rape, or canola, is the world’s third most important oilseed crop. Plant breeders developed it from the “weed” rapeseed, b. napus oleifera. The first variety was marketed 1974.
Rape methyl ester provides a renewable replacement for diesel that emits fewer sooty particles and none of the acid-rain causing sulfur dioxide. + prikaži više