collard
nounUK /ˈkɒləd/
US /ˈkɑːlərd/
A collard is a big green leaf that people cook and eat.
Grandma cooked a pot of collard greens with bacon for dinner.
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2. A plant in the cabbage family with large, smooth, dark green leaves.
The farmer planted rows of collard in the garden.
3. The leaves of this plant eaten as a cooked vegetable, often in Southern US cooking.
We had collards with cornbread and black-eyed peas.
4. A type of cabbage that does not form a head.
Collards grow tall with loose leaves instead of a round head.