I. ˈkrambē noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cabbage, from Greek krambē; akin to Late Greek krambos dry, withered — more at rumple
: a genus of chiefly Old World mostly annual herbs (family Cruciferae) having coarse lyrate leaves and panicled white flowers — see sea kale
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: obsolete English crambe crambo — more at crambo
obsolete : to play crambo
III. noun
: an annual Mediterranean herb of the genus Crambe ( C. abyssinica ) cultivated as an oilseed crop