cola Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
   genus Cola.
   
2. noun carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
   dope.
   
3. noun the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
   colon.
   
4. noun the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
   colon; El Salvadoran colon.
   
5. noun the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
   colon; Costa Rican colon.
   
6. noun a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
   Aspinwall; Colon.
   
7. noun a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
   colon.
   

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