Hypertext Webster Gateway: "kail"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kail \Kail\, n.
1. (Bot.) A kind of headless cabbage. Same as {Kale}, 1.
2. Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables. [OE. or Scot.]
3. A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any
broth; also, a dinner. [Scot.]
{Kail yard}, a kitchen garden. [Scot.]
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)
kail
n 1: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a
head [syn: {kale}, {cole}, {borecole}, {colewort}, {Brassica
oleracea acephala}]
2: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: {kale}, {cole}]
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