'Crambe maritima' definitions:

Definition of 'Crambe maritima'

(from WordNet)
noun
Perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs [syn: sea kale, sea cole, Crambe maritima]

Definition of 'Crambe maritima'

From: GCIDE
  • Kale \Kale\, n. [Scot. kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. cael; akin to Ir. cal, W. cawl, Armor. kaol. See Cole.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Bot.) A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species. [Written also kail, and cale.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. See Kail, 2. [1913 Webster]
  • Sea kale (Bot.), a European cruciferous herb ({Crambe maritima}), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage. [1913 Webster]