BROCCOLI

broccoli. Broccoli, n. a species of cabbage with colored leaves

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Broc″co‐li (�), n. [[It. broccoli, pl. of broccolo sprout, cabbage sprout, dim. of brocco splinter. See Broach, n.]] (Bot.) A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The “curd,” or flowering head, is the part used for food.