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Noun: broccoli  bró-ku-lee
  1. Plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
    - Brassica oleracea italica
     
  2. Branched green undeveloped flower heads

Derived forms: broccolis

Type of: crucifer, cruciferous plant, cruciferous vegetable

Part of: Brassica, genus Brassica

Encyclopedia: Broccoli