One of a variety of "greens" with a firm leaf and sharp flavor.
The edible green leaves from non-hearting brassicas including
root vegetables. A leafy, dark green vegetable with paddle-like
leaves that grow on tall tough stalks; the leaves have a flavor
reminiscent of cabbage and kale. a variety of cabbage that
doesn't form a head, but loose leaves instead; a staple
ingredient of Southern United States cooking Collards, also
called collard greens or borekale (Brassica oleracea Acephala
Group), are various loose-leafed cultivars of the cabbage plant.
The plant is grown for its large, dark-colored, edible leaves
and as a garden ornamental, mainly in Brazil, Portugal, the
Southern United States, many parts of Africa, Montenegro, Spain
and in Kashmir as well. They are classified in the same cultivar
group as kale and spring greens, to which they are extremely
similar genetically.