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KALE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coarse curly-leafed cabbage

Synonyms:

cole; kail; kale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("kale" is a kind of...):

cabbage; chou (any of various types of cabbage)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kale"):

collard greens; collards (kale that has smooth leaves)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

Synonyms:

borecole; Brassica oleracea acephala; cole; colewort; kail; kale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("kale" is a kind of...):

crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kale"):

collard (variety of kale having smooth leaves)

Holonyms ("kale" is a member of...):

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Informal terms for money

Synonyms:

boodle; bread; cabbage; clams; dinero; dough; gelt; kale; lettuce; lolly; loot; lucre; moolah; pelf; scratch; shekels; simoleons; sugar; wampum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("kale" is a kind of...):

money (the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender)

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