Collard

//ˈkɒlɑː(ɹ)d// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
  2. 2
    variety of kale having smooth leaves wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.

Synonyms

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borekalecollard greenscollard greensspring greens

Example

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"There are “collard greens, sugar cane, bananas, tomato trees (vines), cabbage,” said one gardener, a towering immigrant from the Virgin Islands who uses his Rastafarian name, Makado. He is here most days weeding and watering."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Syncopic form of colewort (“cabbage, cabbage greens”), from Middle English colewort, coolwort, coulwort (“colewort”).

Etymology 2

From a medieval pejorative form of Coll, from the given name Nicholas.

Related phrases

brassica oleracea var acephala

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