Colewort

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale. uncountable, usually

    "Fat coleworts, and comforting perseline , Cold lettuce , and refreshing rosmarine"

  2. 2
    a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head wordnet

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English coolwort, coulwort, cole-wort, caule worte, equivalent to cole + wort.

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