ˈsea-kale
Forms: 7 sea-keele, 8–9 -cale, 8– sea-kale.
[f. sea + kale n.; cf. the southern form sea-cole, sea n. 23 f.]
1. A cruciferous plant, Crambe maritima, found wild on the shores of western Europe, and often cultivated for its young shoots.
| 1699 Evelyn Acetaria 16 Our Sea-keele (the ancient Crambe) and growing on our Coast [is] very delicate. 1732 Arbuthnot Rules of Diet in Aliments, etc. i. 257 Sea-Cole or Cale. 1795 Times 30 Apr. 1/4 Sea-Kale, a new Culinary Vegetable. 1847 Barham Ingol. Leg. Ser. iii. Wedding-day (end), Every complexion less pale than sea-kale! |
2. sea-kale beet, white beet, so called from its resemblance in colour.
| 1882 Garden 21 Jan. 50/1 White or Seakale Beet. |