kola nut
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See also: kolanut
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- The edible seed of the kola tree, Cola acuminata and related species, used as a flavoring and as a source of caffeine.
- The local people here believe that kola nut tea -- or as they call it, bissy tea -- is a cure for all ailments.
- 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 306:
- A newspaper was on his lap as he ruminatively chewed on half a bitter kola nut, which he occasionally dipped into a small bowl of yellow salt that was set beside him.
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