broccoli rabe
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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.
[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 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 cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts |
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