Noun: broccoli bró-ku-lee
- A cultivated vegetable plant of the cabbage family with edible dense clusters of immature green flower buds
"broccoli grows well in cool spring weather";
- Brassica oleracea italica
- Branched green undeveloped flower heads
"The children reluctantly ate their steamed broccoli"
Derived forms: broccolis
Type of: crucifer, cruciferous plant, cruciferous vegetable
Part of: Brassica, genus Brassica
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