canola
/kəˈnoʊlə/
noun
- A type of cooking oil made from rapeseed, used for frying, baking, and salad dressings.
- Many restaurants prefer canola for deep-frying because it is affordable and neutral in flavor.
- She used canola to fry the chicken because it has a high smoke point.
- The recipe calls for half a cup of canola instead of butter.
- A plant (a variety of rapeseed) grown for its seeds, which are pressed to make oil.
- The bright yellow fields of canola are a common sight in the spring.
- Farmers in the Midwest rotate canola with wheat to improve soil health.
- Canola is a major cash crop in Canada and parts of the northern United States.