colewort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

colewort coleworts colwort

Etymology

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

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