: a cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) related to kale and having a loose head of stalked smooth leaves
also
: its leaves cooked and eaten as a vegetable
—usually used in plural
called also collard greens
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Yacob started strong with a 4 on his first bite, but between the grease slick and a collard green landslide, the rating plummeted to a sad, greasy 2.
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Leafy Green Vegetables Leafy greens like collard greens, kale, and spinach are rich in calcium.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Ditto for kale, which until recently was considered the poor man’s collards and used to pad pots of greens to fill more bellies.
—Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
With items like party wings tossed in a Georgia peach and habanero sauce and juicy roasted hen with collard greens paired with timely tipples such as The First Snow (spiced rum, hazelnut liqueur, double spiced chai tea, cinnamon and heavy cream), travel day is downright tranquil.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Leafy Green Vegetables Leafy greens like collard greens, kale, and spinach are rich in calcium.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Ditto for kale, which until recently was considered the poor man’s collards and used to pad pots of greens to fill more bellies.
—Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
With items like party wings tossed in a Georgia peach and habanero sauce and juicy roasted hen with collard greens paired with timely tipples such as The First Snow (spiced rum, hazelnut liqueur, double spiced chai tea, cinnamon and heavy cream), travel day is downright tranquil.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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collard
noun
col·lard
ˈkäl-ərd 
: a kale with smooth leaves that grow at the top of a short thick stalk
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