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Brussels sprouts

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Brussels sprouts
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. A vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) in the mustard family, having long, stout cabbagelike buds.
2. The edible buds of this plant.
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Noun1.brussels sprouts - the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts
Brassica oleracea gemmifera, brussels sprout - plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages
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Brussels sprouts كرنب بروكسيل růžičková kapusta rosenkål Rosenkohl λαχανάκια Βρυξελλών col de Bruselas ruusukaali choux de Bruxelles prokulice cavoletti di Bruxelles 芽キャベツ 양배추의 일종 spruitjes rosenkål brukselka couve-de-bruxelas капуста брюссельская brysselkål ลูกกระหล่ำเล็ก Brüksel lahanası cải Brúc-xen 抱子甘蓝


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Brussels sprouts aren't for everyone, but this version transforms them into a sweet/savory side dish that even kids and sprout-haters have taken a liking to.
A British navy captain has banned Brussels sprouts from his ship and labelled them the "devil's vegetable", reports said Wednesday.
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