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Sea kale

Sea kale \Sea" kale"\ (Bot.) See under Kale.

Sea kale

Kale \Kale\, n. [Scot. kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. cael; akin to Ir. cal, W. cawl, Armor. kaol. See Cole.]

  1. (Bot.) A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species. [Written also kail, and cale.]

  2. See Kail, 2.

    Sea kale (Bot.), a European cruciferous herb ( Crambe maritima), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.

Wiktionary
sea kale

n. (taxlink Crambe maritima species noshow=1), a halophytic perennial plant that grows wild along the coasts of Europe.

WordNet
sea kale

n. perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs [syn: sea cole, Crambe maritima]

Usage examples of "sea kale".

They crossed the jdth of the island and looked down a far more precipitous Id dunes, anchored with beach grass, sea holly, and sea kale.

By the time the flood took him back to Hoo he had seven plump duck lying on the bottom boards, and a heap of fresh sea kale to go with them.

The young blanched heads also form a good vegetable for cooking, similar to Sea Kale.