# colewort

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English coolwort, coulwort, cole-wort, caule worte, equivalent to cole + wort.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/colewort