collards Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun kale that has smooth leaves
    collard greens.
  2. noun variety of kale having smooth leaves
    collard.

WordNet

Col"lards noun
Etymology
Corrupted fr. colewort.
Wordforms
plural
Definitions
  1. Young cabbage, used as "greens"; esp. a kind cultivated for that purpose; colewort. Colloq. Souther U. S.

Webster 1913