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brussels sprout
(brʌsəlz spraʊt) also Brussels sprout
Word forms: plural brussels sprouts
countable noun [usually plural]
Brussels sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages.
Brussels sprout in British English
noun
1.
a variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea gemmifera, having a stout stem studded with budlike heads of tightly folded leaves, resembling tiny cabbages
2.
the head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
Brussels sprout in American English
(ˈbrʌsəl)
1. often Brussels sprouts
a plant (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) of the crucifer family that bears miniature cabbagelike heads along an erect stem
2.
one of these edible heads
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Chinese translation of 'Brussels sprout'
Brussels sprout
(ˈbrʌslz-)
n (c)
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芽甘蓝(藍)
(yágānlán) (个(個), gè)
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