KALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kale mean? 

• KALE (noun)
  The noun KALE has 3 senses:

1. informal terms for money

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

3. coarse curly-leafed cabbage

  Familiarity information: KALE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KALE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal terms for money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

boodle; bread; cabbage; clams; dinero; dough; gelt; kale; lettuce; lolly; loot; lucre; moolah; pelf; scratch; shekels; simoleons; sugar; wampum

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

money (the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender)

Sense 2

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 ("kale" is a kind of...):

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

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

collard (variety of kale having smooth leaves)

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

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Coarse curly-leafed cabbage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

cole; kail; kale

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

cabbage; chou (any of various types of cabbage)

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

collard greens; collards (kale that has smooth leaves)

 Context examples 

At first, the researchers tried to use spinach and kale cells, but the chloroplasts, the structures where photosynthesis occurs, were not stable enough to live outside the plant.

(Oxygen-Producing Bacteria Could Help Heart Attack Sufferers, VOA News)

Brassica vegetables, including broccoli, cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts, turnip and cauliflower, contain a significant amount of glucosinolates.

(Brassica vegetable, NCI Thesaurus)

A phytonutrient and plant indole found in cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and kale, with potential anti-androgenic and antineoplastic activities.

(Diindolylmethane, NCI Thesaurus)

Diindolylmethane is found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and kale.

(Diindolylmethane, NCI Dictionary)

Foods like milk, milk products like cheese and yogurt, fatty fish like mackerel and sardines, some greens like kale and collards and fortified cereals also are good sources.

(High Doses of Vitamin D Rapidly Reduce Arterial Stiffness, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

DIM is found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and kale.

(DIM, NCI Dictionary)

A member of the family of vegetables that includes broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kale, and turnips.

(Brassica vegetable, NCI Dictionary)