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KALE
kale, kail, cole
(noun) coarse curly-leafed cabbage
kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephala
(noun) a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
(noun) informal terms for money
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kale (usually uncountable, plural kales)
An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
Synonym: borecole
Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.
(cooking) Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.
(dated, slang) Money.
Anagrams
• Alek, Lake, Leak, lake, leak
Etymology
Proper noun
Kale
(Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus.
(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
Anagrams
• Alek, Lake, Leak, lake, leak
Source: Wiktionary
Kale, n. Etym: [Scot. kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. cael; akin to Ir. cal, W. cawl, Armor. kaol. See Cole.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.]
2. See Kail, 2. Sea kale (Bot.), a European cruciferous herb (Crambe maritima), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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