broccoli

broc·co·li

 (brŏk′ə-lē)

n.

1. A plant (Brassica oleracea var. italica) in the mustard family, having dense clusters of numerous green flower buds.

2. The flower clusters of this plant, eaten as a vegetable before the flower buds open.

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

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broccoli

(ˈbrɒkəlɪ)

n

1. (Plants) a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea italica, having branched greenish flower heads

2. (Plants) the flower head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable before the buds have opened

3. (Plants) a variety of this plant that does not form a head, whose stalks are eaten as a vegetable

[C17: from Italian, plural of broccolo a little sprout, from brocco sprout, spike; see brocade]

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broc•co•li

(ˈbrɒk ə li, ˈbrɒk li)

n.

a form of cruciferous plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis: the leafy stalks and clusters of green buds are eaten as a vegetable.

[1690–1700; < Italian, pl. of broccolo, derivative of brocc(o) sprout < Late Latin; see broach]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	broccoli - plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds Brassica oleracea italica 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

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Translations

بْرُكولي- نَوْعٌ مِن القَرنَبيط

brokolice

broccoli

Brokkoli

μπρόκολο

brécolbrócolibróculi

parsakaali

brocoli

brokula

brokkoli

broccolobroccoli

ブロッコリブロッコリー

브로콜리

broccoli

brokkoli

brokuły

brócolisbrócolos

брокколи

broccoli

ผักบร็อคโคลี่

brokoli

bông cải xanh

西兰花

broccoli

[ˈbrɒkəlɪ] N → brécol m, brócoli m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

broccoli

[ˈbrɒkəli] n → brocoli m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

broccoli

n → Brokkoli pl, → Spargelkohl m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

broccoli

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

broccoli

→ بْرُكولي- نَوْعٌ مِن القَرنَبيط brokolice broccoli Brokkoli μπρόκολο brócoli parsakaali brocoli brokula broccolo ブロッコリー 브로콜리 broccoli brokkoli brokuły brócolis, brócolos брокколи broccoli ผักบร็อคโคลี่ brokoli bông cải xanh 西兰花

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

broccoli

n brócoli m, brécol m

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