baby broccoli
noun
: a green vegetable plant that is a hybrid of broccoli and Chinese broccoli and produces long, thin, tender stems and loose clusters of yellow florets
Baby broccoli has thinner stems than regular broccoli and long, feathery flowers that cook up nicely in this mixed-rice risotto.
Martha Rose Shulman, New York Times, 4 Sept. 2012
Martha Rose Shulman, New York Times, 4 Sept. 2012Note: Baby broccoli is often sold under the trademark Broccolini.
Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above