Kail

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kail \Kail\, n.
     1. (Bot.) A kind of headless cabbage. Same as {Kale}, 1.
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     2. Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables. [OE. or Scot.]
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     3. A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any
        broth; also, a dinner. [Scot.]
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     {Kail yard}, a kitchen garden. [Scot.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kale \Kale\, n. [Scot. kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. cael;
     akin to Ir. cal, W. cawl, Armor. kaol. See {Cole}.]
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     1. (Bot.) 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}.]
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     2. See {Kail}, 2.
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     {Sea kale} (Bot.), a European cruciferous herb ({Crambe
        maritima}), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kail
       n 1: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a
            head [syn: {kale}, {cole}, {borecole}, {colewort}, {Brassica
            oleracea acephala}]
       2: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: {kale}, {cole}]