Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. A form of ''Brassica oleracea'', sometime called ''Brassica oleracea var. acephala'' or (taxlink Brassica oleracea var. viridis variety noshow=1), similar to kale, that is a popular food in the rural southern United States.
WordNet
n. smooth-leaved kale [syn: collards]
Wikipedia
Collard greens (collards) are various loose-leafed cultivars of Brassica oleracea, the species which also contains vegetables including cabbage ( Capitata Group) and broccoli ( Botrytis Group). Collard greens are part of the Acephala Group of the species, which includes kale and spring greens.
The plants are grown for their large, dark-colored, edible leaves and as a garden ornamental, mainly in Brazil, Portugal, the southern United States, many parts of Africa, the Balkans, northern Spain and in northern India. They are classified in the same cultivar group as kale and spring greens, to which they are genetically similar. The name "collard" is a corrupted form of the word " colewort" (the wild cabbage plant).
The plant is also called "couve" in Brazil and in Portugal, "couve galega" or "couve portuguesa" (among several other names) in Cape Verde, "berza" in Spanish-speaking countries, "col" in Colombia, " raštika" in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia and "raštan" in Montenegro and Serbia. In Kashmir valley, it is called "haakh". In Tanzania and Kenya it is more commonly known by its Swahili name, " sukuma wiki", and is often confused with kale. In New Zealand, it is called "dalmatian cabbage".
"Collard Greens" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Schoolboy Q, released on June 11, 2013 as the lead single from his third studio album Oxymoron (2014). The song, produced by production team THC and co-produced by Gwen Bunn, features a guest appearance from his Black Hippy cohort and fellow American rapper Kendrick Lamar. The song has since peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 36 on the UK R&B Chart. It was met with generally positive reviews from music critics.
Usage examples of "collard greens".
As they sat around her kitchen table, the old lady served them pork grillades over cheese grits with sides of collard greens, black-eyed peas, and buttered yams.
She and Miss Callie compared notes on the different recipes for things such as corn bread, Brunswick stew, and even collard greens.
Then Miss Ella crashes the party with enough catfish and collard greens to feed the homeless for a week.
She and Bill Hill hadn't eaten collard greens for five years and she wasn't going to start cooking them now.
The three of them sat on the plastic-covered, foamrubber cushioned chairs about an enamel topped table covered with a red-and-white checked cloth and helped themselves from a steaming dish of boiled collard greens, okra, and pigs feet, a warmed-over bowl of black-eyed peas and a platter of cornbread.
He'd had a question, but now Jim Bob had so many questions that it was murkier than a mess of collard greens.
I was occupied with trying to figure out how to deal with Ruby Bee when I strolled in with my bevy of Buchanon bush colts and ordered two gallons of collard greens.
The hand went flying and struck the floor like a spoonful of collard greens.
Pork chops, with the fat brown and crispy at the edge and collard greens on the side.
Herzer got his first taste of cream corn and collard greens and decided that he could live with them.
Some were eating beef tips and gravy, others sticking with the fried liver mush collard greens, and cheese grits.