cole

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

cole, n. [OE. col, caul, AS. cawl, cawel, fr. L. caulis, the stalk or stem of a plant, esp. a cabbage stalk, cabbage, akin to Gr. kaylo`s. Cf. Cauliflower, Kale.].

 A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of Brassica oleracea called rape and coleseed.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cole, n. (usu. in comb.)
1 cabbage.
2 = RAPE(2).

Etymology

ME f. ON k{aacute}l f. L caulis stem, cabbage