colewort

[ kohl-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

1. cole.

colewort

/ ˈkəʊlˌwɜːt /

noun

1. another name for cole

Word History and Origins

Origin of colewort¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; cole, wort ²

Example Sentences

“Collards is a corruption of colewort — colewort is any non-heading cabbage,” said Dr. Harris, the author of “High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey From Africa to America.”

From New York Times

The same facts are observed in vegetables; the celery sprung from the nauseous and bitter apium graveolens, and the colewort, is metamorphosed into the cabbage and the cauliflower.

From Project Gutenberg

Sow scarlet and white runner beans for a late crop, and cabbages for coleworts.

From Project Gutenberg

His remedies were principally extracted from herbs; and colewort, or cabbage, was his favourite cure38.

From Project Gutenberg

As the Thebans swore by Osiris, the Ionians by the cabbage and the colewort, so also in Athens Minerva formed the staple of the national oaths.

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