broccoli rabe

broccoli raab

or broccoli rabe  (räb)

n.

A plant (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) in the mustard family grown for its pungent leaves, which are eaten as a vegetable. Also called rapini.

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[Italian broccoli di rapa : broccoli, pl. diminutive of brocco, sprout, shoot; see broccoli + di, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + rapa, turnip; see rape².]

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broc′coli rabe`

(or raab`)

(rɑb)
n.

a plant, Brassica rapa ruvo: the bitter leaves and clustered flower buds are eaten as a vegetable.

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Noun	1.	broccoli rabe - plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots Brassica rapa ruvo, broccoli raab broccoli raab, broccoli rabe - slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae Brassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
	2.	broccoli rabe - slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds broccoli raab cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts Brassica rapa ruvo, broccoli raab, broccoli rabe - plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots

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