Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Cole"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cole \Cole\, n. [OE. col, caul, AS. cawl, cawel, fr. L. caulis,
the stalk or stem of a plant, esp. a cabbage stalk, cabbage,
akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Cauliflower}, {Kale}.] (Bot.)
A plant of the {Brassica} or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of
{B. oleracea} called {rape} and {coleseed}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cole
n 1: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a
head [syn: {kale}, {kail}, {borecole}, {colewort}, {Brassica
oleracea acephala}]
2: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: {kale}, {kail}]
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