1. The small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant
   "Brussels sprouts are often roasted to enhance their flavour"

1. Plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages
   "The brussels sprout plants needed staking as they grew tall";
   - Brassica oleracea gemmifera

1. The capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
   - Bruxelles, Belgian capital, capital of Belgium

Type of: crucifer, cruciferous plant, cruciferous vegetable, national capital

Part of: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium

Encyclopedia: Brussels sprouts