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Webster 1913 Edition

Colewort

Cole′wortˊ

,

Noun.

[AS.

cawlwyrt

;

cawl

cole +

wyrt

wort. Cf.

.]

1.

A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head.

2.

Any white cabbage before the head has become firm.

Definition 2024

colewort

colewort

English

Noun

colewort ‎(usually uncountable, plural coleworts)

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

Synonyms

(headless Brassica): cole

Related terms

coleslaw

Translations

kale

Catalan:
French:
Greek: λαχανίδα (el) f ‎(lachanída)
Italian: ravizzone (it) m, cavolo (it) m
Latin: ērūca f

Occitan:
Portuguese: couve (pt) f
Romanian: varză nemțească f
Spanish: col silvestre m