broccoli

noun
/ˈbɹɒk.ə.li/

A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

Related words

baby broccoli
broccoli cut
broccoli haircut
Aztec broccoli
broccoflower
broccolini
broccoli raab
broccoli rabe
broccoloid
broccoli rape
Chinese broccoli
broccolilike

Example sentences

“I'm roasting some cauliflower and broccoli.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Maybe broccoli doesn't like you either.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "broccus" (pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “broccoli” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.