broccoli
nounnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈbɹɒk.ə.li//
- United States//ˈbɹɑ.kə.li//
- United States//ˈbɹɑk.li//
- Australia//ˈbɹɔk.ə.liː//
- Australia//ˈbɹɔk.ə.lɑe//
A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
noun
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A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty.
Examples of leafy vegetables are broccoli, spinach, celery, and chicory.
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slangMarijuana.
I be smokin' broccoli, mama told me eat my veggies
All I want is cottage, roll a cigar full of broccoli
Etymology
1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.
noun
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Also a form of broccoloplural of broccolo
Forms
- plural
- broccolis
broccoli · A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a…
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