Meanings
nouncollard greens pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA form of Brassica oleracea, sometimes called Brassica oleracea var. acephala or Brassica oleracea var. viridis, similar to kale, that is a popular food in the rural southern United States.
Synonyms: spring greens
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of Brassica oleracea, sometimes called Brassica oleracea var. acephala or Brassica oleracea var. viridis, similar to kale, that is a popular food in the rural southern United States.
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Origin
Attribution of collard to greens.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 羽衣甘藍 /羽衣甘蓝
- 羽衣甘藍 /羽衣甘蓝 (yǔyī gānlán)plant
Finnish lehtikaali
- lehtikaaliplant
French chou cavalier, chou fourrager
- chou cavalierplant
- chou fourragerplant
German Markstammkohl, Kohlblätter
- Markstammkohlplant
- Kohlblätterplant
Japanese コラードグリーン
- コラードグリーン (korādogurīn)plant
Polish kapusta pastewna
- kapusta pastewnaplant
Portuguese couve-galega, couve-manteiga
- couve-galegaplant
- couve-manteigaplant
Russian листова́я капу́ста
- листова́я капу́ста (listovája kapústa)plant
Spanish col verde, berza silvestre
- col verdeplant
- berza silvestreplant
- repollo forrajeroplant
- col abiertaplant
Cite this entry
APA
collard greens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collard%20greens
MLA
“collard greens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collard%20greens. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collard greens,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collard%20greens.
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