kale
NounUS[keyl]/keɪl/1 syllable
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Noun (3)
- informal terms for moneySynonyms: boodlebreadcabbageclamsdinerodoughgeltlettucelollylucrelootmoolahpelfscratchshekelssimoleonssugarwampumType of money
- a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a headSynonyms: kailcoleborecolecolewortBrassica oleracea acephalaType of crucifer, cruciferous plantKinds collardMember of Brassica, genus Brassica
- coarse curly-leafed cabbageSynonyms: kailcoleType of cabbage, chouKinds collards, collard greens
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Kale noun
Origin: Scot. kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. cael; akin to Ir. cal, W. cawl, Armor. kaol. See Cole.
1. Botany A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species. [Written also kail, and cale.]
2. See Kail, 2.
Sea kale Botany, a European cruciferous herb (Crambe maritima), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54