Defn: Any bird of the genus Colius and allied genera. They inhabit
Africa.
COLZA Col"za, n. Etym: [F., fr. D. koolzaad, prob., cabbage seed; kool (akin to E. cole) + zaad akin to E. seed.] (Bot.)
Defn: A variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes; summer rape.
COM-
Com-.
Defn: A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m, p, and sometimes f, and by assimilation becomes col- before l, cor- before r, and con- before any consonant except b, h, l, m, p, r, and w. Before a vowel com- becomes co-; also before h, w, and sometimes before other consonants.
COMA
Co"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Cemetery.]
Defn: A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person. See Carus.
COMA
Co"ma, n. Etym: [L., hair, fr. Gr.
1. (Astron.)
Defn: The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering, which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet.