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COLEWORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does colewort mean? 

COLEWORT (noun)
  The noun COLEWORT has 1 sense:

1. a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a headplay

  Familiarity information: COLEWORT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COLEWORT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

borecole; Brassica oleracea acephala; cole; colewort; kail; kale

Hypernyms ("colewort" is a kind of...):

crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "colewort"):

collard (variety of kale having smooth leaves)

Holonyms ("colewort" is a member of...):

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)


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