collard greens

English

prepared collard greens as part of a southern US dinner

Etymology

Attribution of collard to greens.

Noun

collard greens pl (plural only)

A form of Brassica oleracea, sometimes called Brassica oleracea var. acephala or Brassica oleracea var. viridis, similar to kale, that is a popular food in the rural southern United States.

Translations

plant

Chinese:
Mandarin: 羽衣甘藍／羽衣甘蓝 (yǔyī gānlán)
Finnish: lehtikaali (fi)
French: chou cavalier (fr) m, chou fourrager (fr) m
Galician: verza (gl) f, col galega f
German: Markstammkohl m, Kohlblätter pl or n
Japanese: コラードグリーン (korādogurīn)
Portuguese: couve-galega (pt) f, couve-manteiga f
Russian: листова́я капу́ста f (listovája kapústa)
Spanish: col verde f

Further reading

collard greens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Brassica oleracea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Brassica oleracea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
collard greens at USDA Plants database
collard greens at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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