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borecole

American  
[bawr-kohl, bohr-] / ˈbɔrˌkoʊl, ˈboʊr- /

noun

  1. kale.


borecole British  
/ ˈbɔːkəʊl /

noun

  1. another name for kale 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of borecole

1705–15; < Dutch boerenkool literally, farmer's cabbage; equivalent to boer ( see boor) + -en- connective + kool cole

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Brassica Rapa.—Of borecole we have two varieties; the purple, and green.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury

From the 15th to 25th sow spinach, onions, borecole for wintering over.

From Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use by F. F. (Frederick Frye) Rockwell

Then I made a little nursery of borecole and Enfield market cabbage, grubbing in wet earth with leggings and grey coat on.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 by Robert Louis Stevenson

They do well enough, as does the borecole or kale itself, in all the cooler parts of Australia.

From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Philip E. Muskett

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