Rapeseed oil is usually referred to as canola oil these days.
I've only ever heard Americans refer to it as canola oil. In the UK and Ireland, it's definitely rapeseed
Canola refers to a specific process invented in Canada, which would explain its prevalence in North America but not Europe.
In the US, maybe. In the UK it's usually called what it is, or the euphemism "vegetable oil". Often next to each other on the shelf.
Often vegetable oil can mean cottonseed out which is to be avoided due to heavy pesticide use on the crops. Do they say anyhow.
I thought that was Canadians calling it Canadian oil.
While you're right about the change in meaning of "meat", mincemeat did actually contain meat, the kind with four legs, well into the 19th century.
And of course it still does, in a way - suet.
And why is that etymologically connected to the latin for ‘turnip’? This seems as strange now as the fact “mincemeat” (no space) in mince pies is vegetarian (the answer: because “meat” used to mean any food not just animal flesh, but it’s still strange to see that today).