collard
[kol-erd]
noun
a variety of kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, grown in the southern U.S., having a rosette of green leaves.
collards. Also called collard greens. the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
Origin of collard
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Contemporary Examples of collard
I remember them coming over all adorable with mac and cheese, collard greens, fried chicken.
All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack NicholsonAlex Suskind
November 10, 2014
Collard greens are the traditional green vegetable of the South.
Historical Examples of collard
The first dressing should be of collard leaves, prepared thus.
Housekeeping in Old VirginiaMarion Cabell Tyree
The room was furnished like an English drawing-room, even to the Collard and Collard piano.
At the Court of the AmrJohn Alfred Gray
The most closely allied form now in cultivation is the collard.
The Vegetable GardenAnonymous
He had fired at Collard with the object of facilitating his escape.
Remarkable RoguesCharles Kingston
The boy whom Sergeant Collard had seen climbing the pipe must have been making for this study.
MikeP. G. Wodehouse
collard
noun
Word Origin for collard
C18: variant of colewort
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