1. A hardy leafy green vegetable of the cabbage family, with curly or wrinkled leaves; kale.
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English; variant spelling of kale

Examples

• The farmer grew kail in her winter garden.
• Kail is rich in vitamins and minerals.
• She chopped the kail finely for the soup.
• In Scotland, kail has been a staple vegetable for centuries.
• The curly kail leaves were tender and mild.