en-us 720 This RSS will tempt your taste buds with culinary definitions, descriptions and pronunciation guides. <p>[KOH-lah] Caffeine and <ailnk tname="theobromine" tracking_name="ALINK">theobromine</ailnk>, used in the manufacture of some soft drinks, are derivatives of the cola nut, offspring of the cola tree that grows in <ailnk tname="western-africa" tracking_name="ALINK">Africa</ailnk>, South America and the West Indies. Chewing this nut is a favorite pastime of natives who claim it diminishes fatigue and thirst and (for some) has aphrodisiac properties.</p></p><A href="http://www.answers.com/topic/cola-nut#copyright">&copy; Barron's Educational Series, Inc.</A> http://www.answers.com/topic/cola-nut http://www.answers.com