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title: kola — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «kola» in the school dictionary: Kola (or cola) is a tree from West Africa whose nuts contain caffeine. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# kola

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**Who acts:** Kola, nuts, kola nut, people, Kola Peninsula, Kola nuts · **What happens:** be, contain, chew, use, flavour, taste · **To what, where:** tree, West Africa, caffeine, seed, nut, cola drinks

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«kola» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [kola in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kola.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kola (or cola) is a tree from West Africa whose nuts contain caffeine.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kola:m1:1
# text = Kola (or cola) is a tree from West Africa whose nuts contain caffeine.
1	Kola	Kola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	cola	cola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	contain	contain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
15	caffeine	caffeine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Kola | a tree |  | West Africa |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **contain** | present | nuts | caffeine |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot caffeine=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A kola nut is the seed of this tree; people chew it, and it was once used to flavour cola drinks.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kola:m2:1
# text = A kola nut is the seed of this tree; people chew it, and it was once used to flavour cola drinks.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kola	kola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	chew	chew	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
18	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	19	advmod	_	_
19	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	flavour	flavour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
22	cola	cola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a kola nut | the seed |  |  |  | of this tree | tree rules |
| 2 | **chew** | present | people | nut |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **use** | past · passive |  | nut |  |  |  | once *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **flavour** | to-infinitive |  | cola drinks |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Kola Peninsula is a large piece of land in the far north-west of Russia, near Finland and Norway.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kola:m3:1
# text = The Kola Peninsula is a large piece of land in the far north-west of Russia, near Finland and Norway.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Kola	Kola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Peninsula	Peninsula	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	near	near	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Finland	Finland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Kola Peninsula | a large piece |  | the far north west of Russia |  | of land | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kola nut tastes bitter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kola:x1:1
# text = The kola nut tastes bitter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kola	kola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tastes	taste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | present | the kola nut |  |  |  |  | bitter *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kola nuts contain caffeine, like coffee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kola:x2:1
# text = Kola nuts contain caffeine, like coffee.
1	Kola	Kola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	contain	contain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	caffeine	caffeine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | Kola nuts | caffeine |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot caffeine=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Nigeria, guests may be offered kola nuts as a welcome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kola:x3:1
# text = In Nigeria, guests may be offered kola nuts as a welcome.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Nigeria	Nigeria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	kola	kola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	welcome	welcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | may · passive |  | guests |  | Nigeria |  | as a welcome | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal nut=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cola drinks were named after the kola nut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kola:x4:1
# text = Cola drinks were named after the kola nut.
1	Cola	cola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	kola	kola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | past · passive |  | Cola drinks |  |  | after the kola nut |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Kola Peninsula is inside the Arctic Circle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kola:x5:1
# text = The Kola Peninsula is inside the Arctic Circle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Kola	Kola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Peninsula	Peninsula	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Arctic	Arctic	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Circle	Circle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Kola Peninsula |  |  | the Arctic Circle |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The deepest hole ever drilled is on the Kola Peninsula.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kola:x6:1
# text = The deepest hole ever drilled is on the Kola Peninsula.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	deepest	deep	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	drilled	drill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Kola	Kola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Peninsula	Peninsula	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drill** | participle |  | the deepest hole *not said here* |  |  | ever |  | vn carve-21.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | the deepest hole |  |  | the Kola Peninsula |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kola tree grows in hot, wet forests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kola:x7:1
# text = The kola tree grows in hot, wet forests.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kola	kola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the kola tree |  |  | hot wet forests |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location |

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