collards n 1: kale that has smooth leaves [syn: {collards}, {collard greens}]
collards \col"lards\ (k[o^]l"l[~e]rdz), n. pl. [Corrupted fr. colewort.] 1. Young cabbage, used as "greens"; esp. the leaves of a kind of kale ({Brassica oleracea} acephala) cultivated for that purpose, the collard or colewort. [Colloq. Southern U. S.] Syn: collard greens. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. A kind of kale ({Brassica oleracea} acephala) cultivated in the southern United States as a vegetable. [PJC]