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English Dictionary: kail by the DICT Development Group
3 results for kail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kail
n
  1. a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
    Synonym(s): kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephala
  2. coarse curly-leafed cabbage
    Synonym(s): kale, kail, cole
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kail \Kail\, n.
      1. (Bot.) A kind of headless cabbage. Same as {Kale}, 1.
  
      2. Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables. [OE. or Scot.]
  
      3. A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any
            broth; also, a dinner. [Scot.]
  
      {Kail yard}, a kitchen garden. [Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kale \Kale\, n. [Scot. kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. cael;
      akin to Ir. cal, W. cawl, Armor. kaol. See {Cole}.]
      1. (Bot.) A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not
            form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the
            species. [Written also {kail}, and {cale}.]
  
      2. See {Kail}, 2.
  
      {Sea kale} (Bot.), a European cruciferous herb ({Crambe
            maritima}), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.
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