collard
Americannoun
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a variety of kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, grown in the southern U.S., having a rosette of green leaves.
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Also called collard greens. collards. the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
noun
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a variety of the cabbage, Brassica oleracea acephala, having a crown of edible leaves See also kale 1
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the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
Etymology
Origin of collard
1745–55; variant of colewort, with assimilation of -wort to -ard
Vocabulary lists containing collard
Example Sentences
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Committee chair Dame Emily Thornberry has said the Foreign Office's Chief Property and Security Officer Ian Collard and former Foreign Office top civil servant Sir Philip Barton have also been asked to give evidence.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Collard greens, fried chicken, navy bean pie and tacos were a constant inside her home.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
The exhibit runs through Aug. 10 and was put together by curators Georgette Collard and Jim Washburn.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
Bensons chief executive Nick Collard said increasing the number of its stores was a priority for the furniture retailer.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024
The most parliamentary speaker is M. Royer Collard, who is, just now, so popular that he has been returned for seven different places at the recent election.
From Recollections of Europe by Cooper, James Fenimore
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