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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

Synonyms

All synonyms

colearugalaarugulaborecolebrassica oleracea acephalacole

Example

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

sea colewort

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