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BORECOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does borecole mean?
• BORECOLE (noun)
The noun BORECOLE has 1 sense:
1. a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
Familiarity information: BORECOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("borecole" is a kind of...):
crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "borecole"):
collard (variety of kale having smooth leaves)
Holonyms ("borecole" is a member of...):
Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)
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