collard

collard
noun Etymology: alteration of colewort Date: 1755 a cabbage (Brassica oleracea acephala) related to kale and having a loose head of stalked smooth leaves; also its leaves cooked and eaten as a vegetableusually used in plural; called also collard greens

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  • Collard — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Cyril Collard (1957–1993), französischer Drehbuchautor, Regisseur und Schauspieler Emmanuel Collard (* 1971), französischer Rennfahrer Jean Philippe Collard (* 1948), französischer Pianist Michelle Collard …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • collard — n. 1. a variety of kale ({Brassica oleracea}) having smooth leaves; a type of colewort. It is grown in the southern U. S. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Collard — u. Collardisten, s. u. Royer Collard …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Collard — Un des nombreux hypocoristiques formés à partir du nom de baptême Nicolas. La forme Collard est fréquente dans la Marne …   Noms de famille

  • collard — [käl′ərd] n. [contr. < COLEWORT] 1. a kind of kale with coarse leaves borne in tufts 2. [pl.] the leaves of this plant, used as a vegetable: also called collard greens …   English World dictionary

  • collard — 1755, Amer.Eng., corruption of colewort (M.E.) cabbage, later especially kale, greens; first element related to the cole in COLESLAW (Cf. coleslaw); for second element, see WORT (Cf. wort) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Collard — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 1.1 Variantes 1.2 Coll …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Collard — This interesting surname is derived from Col , a pet form of the personal name Nicholas, itself coming from the Greek given name Nikolaos , from nikan meaning to conquer , plus laos , people , plus the French suffix ad . The surname dates back to …   Surnames reference

  • collard — /kol euhrd/, n. 1. a variety of kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, grown in the southern U.S., having a rosette of green leaves. 2. collards. Also called collard greens. the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. [1745 55; var. of COLEWORT,… …   Universalium

  • collard — noun A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea (variety acephala) Syn: borekale, collard greens …   Wiktionary

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