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collards (kŏlˈlẽrdz), n. pl. [Corrupted fr. colewort.]
1. Young cabbage, used as “greens”; esp. the leaves of a kind of kale (Brassica oleracea acephala) cultivated for that purpose, the collard or colewort. [Colloq. Southern U. S.]
Syn. -- collard greens.
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2. A kind of kale (Brassica oleracea acephala) cultivated in the southern United States as a vegetable.
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