Associations to the word «Collard»

Wiktionary

COLLARD, noun. A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
COLLARD, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.
COLLARD GREENS, noun. A form of Brassica oleracea, sometime called Brassica oleracea var. acephala or Brassica oleracea var. viridis, similar to kale, that is a popular food in the rural southern United States.

Dictionary definition

COLLARD, noun. Variety of kale having smooth leaves.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats