sea kale

sea kale

n.

A European seashore plant (Crambe maritima) of the mustard family, having edible cabbagelike leaves. Also called scurvy grass.

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sea kale

Noun

a European coastal plant with broad fleshy leaves and asparagus-like shoots that can be eaten

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sea kale - perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs Crambe maritima, sea cole Crambe, genus Crambe - annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests