sea kale

noun

: a succulent Eurasian perennial herb (Crambe maritima) of the mustard family used as a potherb

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As for the curly sea kale, that’s best eaten when the leaves are young and short. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025 Other plants like sea kale, asparagus and endive can also be forced, according to Jeanne Osnas, an ecologist, affiliate faculty member at the University of Alaska Anchorage and co-author of The Botanist in the Kitchen blog. — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024

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First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sea kale was in 1699

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