Color Names

Cavolo Nero

Dusty Tuscan kale, the kind that grows in winter, not the Roman emperor.

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Cavolo Nero is a cool grey, close to teal.

It can be described as cool, muted, greyish and dusty.

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Cavolo Nero

Lacinato kale

Lacinato kale, also known as Tuscan kale, Italian kale, dinosaur kale, kale, flat back kale, palm tree kale, black Tuscan palm, or, in Italian and often in English, cavolo nero, is a variety of kale from the Acephala group of cultivars Brassica oleracea grown for its edible leaves. Lacinato has a long tradition in Italian cuisine, especially that of Tuscany, where it has been grown for centuries, and it is one of the traditional ingredients of minestrone and ribollita.

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Nero

Nero was Roman emperor from AD 54 until his suicide in AD 68, as the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

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cavolo nero

Noun

  1. A cultivar of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) with dark blue-green leaves, traditionally used in Tuscan cuisine.
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