Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Kale"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kale \Kale\, n. [Scot. kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. cael;
akin to Ir. cal, W. cawl, Armor. kaol. See {Cole}.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
kale
n 1: informal terms for money [syn: {shekels}, {gelt}, {dough}, {bread},
{dinero}, {lucre}, {loot}, {pelf}, {moolah}, {cabbage}]
2: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a
head [syn: {kail}, {cole}, {borecole}, {colewort}, {Brassica
oleracea acephala}]
3: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: {kail}, {cole}]
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