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noun
A plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kale, kail, cole, borecole, Brassica oleracea acephala
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crucifer, cruciferous plant
Narrower terms: collard
History
Inherited from Middle English coolwort, coulwort, cole-wort, caule worte, equivalent to cole + wort.
Across languages
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