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collard greens

collard greens noun: a 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.

collard greens: a form of Brassica oleracea, sometimes called Brassica oleracea var. acephala or Brassica oleracea...
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Noun

collard greens pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A 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 of collard greens

Origin of collard greens

Attribution of collard to greens.

Questions about collard greens

What does collard greens mean?
Collard greens means a 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.
What part of speech is collard greens?
Collard greens is a noun.

Words near collard greens in the dictionary

  1. collarboned
  2. collarbones
  3. collarbutton
  4. collarbuttons
  5. collard
  6. collard greens
  7. collards
  8. collared
  9. collared anteater
  10. collared anteaters
  11. collared antshrike

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