'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]