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Chinese kale

Chinese kale noun: brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, kailan,: a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking; gailan.

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Noun

Chinese kale (uncountable)

  1. Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, kailan,: a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking; gailan.

Questions about Chinese kale

What does Chinese kale mean?
Chinese kale means brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, kailan,: a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking; gailan.
What part of speech is Chinese kale?
Chinese kale is a noun.

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