Kale

2 definitions found

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]:

  kale
       n 1: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage},
             {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {lettuce}, {lolly},
             {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels},
             {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
       2: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a
          head [syn: {kail}, {cole}, {borecole}, {colewort}, {Brassica
          oleracea acephala}]
       3: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: {kail}, {cole}]