Meaning

noun a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

noun coarse curly-leafed cabbage

origin* As a German surname, from a derivative of the adjective geil (“wilful, happy”). * Also as a German surname, Americanized from Köhl, see also Kohl, Kehl, Cail. * As an English surname, variant of Call.

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