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Collards

A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.

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A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.

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collard greensnoun	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.

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collard greensnoun	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.
turnip greensnoun	The edible leaves of the turnip plant (Brassica rapa).
okranoun	The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
peachesnoun	"Peaches" is the second single by the Stranglers, taken from their debut studio album Rattus Norvegicus.
radishesnoun	—
kalenoun	An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
cabbagenoun	An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
tomatoesnoun	The savory fruit of this plant, most often red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
veggiesnoun	(informal) A vegetable.
sweet potatonoun	The tuber of this plant cooked as a vegetable.
mustard greensnoun	Brassica juncea, a mustard plant with edible leaves, seeds, and stem.
broccolinoun	A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
sweet cornnoun	Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn.
butternut squashnoun	A vase-shaped orange-fleshed hard winter squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata.
jicamanoun	The edible root of the yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico.
limasnoun	Lima bean.
onionsnoun	A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
purslanenoun	common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a widely-grown edible plant
berriesnoun	A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
asparagusnoun	The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.