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sea kale

sea kale
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [see keyl]
    • /si keɪl/
    • /siː keɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see keyl]
    • /si keɪl/

Definitions of sea kale words

  • noun sea kale a European broad-leaved maritime plant, Crambe maritima, of the mustard family, having fleshy, blue basal leaves, used as a pot plant. 1
  • noun sea kale a European coastal plant, Crambe maritima, with broad fleshy leaves and white flowers, cultivated for its edible asparagus-like shoots: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) 0
  • noun sea kale a fleshy, European, coastal plant (Crambe maritima) of the crucifer family, whose edible young shoots are blanched and used like asparagus 0

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Origin of sea kale

First appearance:

before 1690
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sea kale

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sea kale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sea kale usage trend in Literature

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