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Definition of Colewort
1. Noun. A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head.
Generic synonyms: Crucifer, Cruciferous Plant
Group relationships: Brassica, Genus Brassica
Specialized synonyms: Collard
Definition of Colewort
1. n. A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head.
Definition of Colewort
1. Noun. A plant of the genus ''Brassica''; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Colewort
1. cole [n -S] - See also: cole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colewort
Literary usage of Colewort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"Kail-yard», colewort. Sait. (2) о. To throw stones awk. wardly. Suff. KAILE, ».
To decline in health. North. KAILEY, adj. An epithet applied to red stony ..."
2. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1859)
"... colewort, purple and white Cottager's kale, and Silver beet. The whole show
was highly creditable to the Society, and we regret we have no space to ..."
3. The Kitchen and Fruit Gardener: A Select Manual of Kitchen Gardening, and (1847)
"RAPE, or colewort.—It is sown exactly like mustard, to use as salad, and is raised
in the same manner. It is cultivated in large quantities in the vicinity ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... caraway, coriander, cumin, aniseed, and red pepper. colewort, the poppy, the
castor-oil plant, sesame, and flai. The high coarse grass called ..."
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