borecole

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noun

A form of the kale plant, Brassica oleracea var. acephala, used as the vegetable spring greens / collard greens.

Similar
kalekailcolecolewortBrassica oleracea acephala
OriginDutch boerenkool →
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Meanings

nounborecole (countable and uncountable, plural borecoles)

plural borecoles

  1. countableuncountableA form of the kale plant, Brassica oleracea var. acephala, used as the vegetable spring greens / collard greens.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

Similar
kalekailcolecolewortBrassica oleracea acephala
Broader
crucifercruciferous plant
Also see
colecolewortkailkale

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Dutchboerenkool“kale”
  2. Englishborecole

From Dutch boerenkool (“kale”). See cole.

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APA

borecole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borecole

MLA

“borecole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borecole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “borecole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borecole.

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