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collard greens

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col⋅lard

[kol-erd]
–noun
1. a variety of kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, grown in the southern U.S., having a rosette of green leaves.
2. collards. Also called collard greens. the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

Origin:
1745–55; var. of colewort, with assimilation of -wort to -ard
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col·lard   (kŏl'ərd)   
n.  
  1. See kale.

  2. collards The leaves of kale, used as a vegetable. Also called collard greens.


[Variant of colewort.]
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