colewort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
    kale; Brassica oleracea acephala; borecole; kail; cole.

WordNet

Cole"wort` noun
Etymology
AS. cawlwyrt; cawl cole + wyrt wort. Cf. Collards.
Definitions
  1. A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head.
  2. Any white cabbage before the head has become firm.

Webster 1913