Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
рапс
English translation:
colza (Brassica napus); canola (AmE) <-[Canada+Oil]; rape; rapeseed
Added to glossary by
Christo Metschkaroff
May 24, 2007 05:39
16 yrs ago
Russian term
рапс
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рапс
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| 4 +7 | colza (Brassica napus); canola (Am); rape; rapeseed |
Christo Metschkaroff
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| 3 +1 | canola |
tuvaliev
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| 4 | rape/canola - one person's view |
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May 23, 2008 23:24: Christo Metschkaroff Created KOG entry
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colza (Brassica napus); canola (Am); rape; rapeseed
The plant is Brassica napus - colza canola (Am); rape; rapeseed
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Laurentiu Chiriac
: Both answers are correct, but this one is complete, too.
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Jack Doughty
: Always rape in UK English.
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Kirill Semenov
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Andrew Sabak
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Alexander Demyanov
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Dorene Cornwell
: Actually in the US consumers have some funny problem about food products with the word rape in them; hence canola.
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Сергей Лузан
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canola
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rapeseed
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rapeseed
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rape/canola - one person's view
I agree with Dorene, but nonetheless I still use rape, rapeseed, etc., since I think of canola as a vegetable oil in a bottle on the grocery shelf rather than a plant or its seeds/products. Since I'm so old I don't think about rape in the other, non-plant, context!
Interesting sites are:
Canola Oil
It's proponents claim that due to genetic engineering and irradiation, it is no longer rape oil, but "canola" (Canadian oil). ...
www.karinya.com/canola.htm - 15k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Canola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1974 another variety was produced with both a low erucic acid content and a low level of glucosinolates; this was dubbed Canola, from Canadian Oil Low ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canola - 36k - May 22, 2007 - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Canola Oil
Canola is not the name of a natural plant but a made-up word, from the words "Canada" and "oil". Canola is a genetically engineered plant developed in ...
www.ithyroid.com/canola_oil.htm
Interesting sites are:
Canola Oil
It's proponents claim that due to genetic engineering and irradiation, it is no longer rape oil, but "canola" (Canadian oil). ...
www.karinya.com/canola.htm - 15k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Canola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1974 another variety was produced with both a low erucic acid content and a low level of glucosinolates; this was dubbed Canola, from Canadian Oil Low ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canola - 36k - May 22, 2007 - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Canola Oil
Canola is not the name of a natural plant but a made-up word, from the words "Canada" and "oil". Canola is a genetically engineered plant developed in ...
www.ithyroid.com/canola_oil.htm
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