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broccoli
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broc·co·li  (brk-l)
n.
1. A vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. italica) in the mustard family, closely related to the cauliflower and having dense clusters of numerous green flower buds.
2. The flower clusters of this plant, eaten as a vegetable before the flower buds open.

[Italian, pl. of broccolo, flowering sprout of a turnip, diminutive of brocco, shoot, sprout, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, spike; see brocade.]

broccoli [ˈbrɒkəlɪ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea italica, having branched greenish flower heads
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the flower head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable before the buds have opened
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a variety of this plant that does not form a head, whose stalks are eaten as a vegetable
[from Italian, plural of broccolo a little sprout, from brocco sprout, spike; see brocade]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.broccoli - plant with dense clusters of tight green flower budsbroccoli - plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
broccoli - branched green undeveloped flower heads
crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
Brassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
2.broccoli - branched green undeveloped flower heads
cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts
Brassica oleracea italica, broccoli - plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
Translations
broccoli [ˈbrɒkəlɪ] Nbrécol m, brócoli m

broccoli [ˈbrɒkəli] nbrocoli m

broccoli
nBrokkoli pl, → Spargelkohl m

broccoli [ˈbrɒkəlɪ] n (Bot) → broccolo (Culin) → broccoli mpl

broccoli قرنبيط brokolice broccoli Brokkoli μπρόκολο brócoli parsakaali brocoli brokoli broccolo ブロッコリー 브로콜리 broccoli brokkoli brokuły brócolis, brócolos брокколи broccoli ผักบร๊อคคอรี่ brokoli xúp lơ xanh 西兰花


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La mezcla de bebe consiste en zanahorias, papas, brocoli, coliflor y judias verdes; tambien contiene niveles de nitrato bajos.
Bydd yn egluro beth yw 'cyfaill blannu' yn ogystal a chynhaeafu ychydig o'r brocoli a'r cel cyrliog.
there is also iron in lesser amounts in brocoli, artichoke, garlic, mung bean, garlic, watercress, figs and dates.
 
 
 
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