broccoli

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B0495500 (brŏk′ə-lē)n.1. A plant (Brassica oleracea var. italica) in the mustard family, having dense clusters of numerous green flower buds.2. The flower clusters of this plant, eaten as a vegetable before the flower buds open.

[Italian, pl. of broccolo, flowering sprout of a turnip, diminutive of brocco, shoot, sprout, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, spike; see brocade.]

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(ˈbrɒkəlɪ) n1. (Plants) a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea italica, having branched greenish flower heads2. (Plants) the flower head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable before the buds have opened3. (Plants) a variety of this plant that does not form a head, whose stalks are eaten as a vegetable[C17: from Italian, plural of broccolo a little sprout, from brocco sprout, spike; see brocade]

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(ˈbrɒk ə li, ˈbrɒk li)

n. a form of cruciferous plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis: the leafy stalks and clusters of green buds are eaten as a vegetable. [1690–1700; < Italian, pl. of broccolo, derivative of brocc(o) sprout < Late Latin; see broach]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	broccoli - plant with dense clusters of tight green flower budsBrassica oleracea italicabroccoli - branched green undeveloped flower headscrucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family CruciferaeBrassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
	2.	broccoli - branched green undeveloped flower headscruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sproutsBrassica oleracea italica, broccoli - plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds

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slang Marijuana. Man, this broccoli is some powerful stuff—I feel so good right now.

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slang Marijuana. A shortening of "broccoli," another term for marijuana. Man, this coli is some powerful stuff—I feel so good right now.

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and broccoli (ˈbɑk ə li and ˈkɑli) n. marijuana. (Drugs. From broccoli.) Who got into my stash and took the coli? Don’t forget your broccoli! Love them vegetables!

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(brŏk`əlē) [Ital.,=sprouts], variety of cabbagecabbage,
leafy garden vegetable of many widely dissimilar varieties, all probably descended from the wild, or sea, cabbage (Brassica oleracea) of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family), found on the coasts of Europe.
..... Click the link for more information. grown for the edible immature flower panicles. It is the same variety (Brassica oleracea botrytis) as the cauliflower and is similarly cultivated. Although known to the Romans, it became generally popular in the United States only in the 20th cent. Broccoli is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales (or Brassicales), family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae).

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Helps prevent cancer, protects heart and circulatory system, builds strong bones, high vitamin A and C, calcium. What we normally call “broccoli”, is actually the top portion with unopened flower buds. If we let them grow, they open into small yellow flowers that have a mild spicy broccoli flavor and are delicious in salads. One way to identify a plant from the mustard family (all of which are edible) is the flowers have 4 petals with 6 stamens–4 tall and 2 short.

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[′brak·ə·lē] (botany) Brassica oleracea var. italica. A biennial crucifer of the order Capparales which is grown for its edible stalks and buds.

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1. a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea italica, having branched greenish flower heads 2. the flower head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable before the buds have opened 3. a variety of this plant that does not form a head, whose stalks are eaten as a vegetable

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noun plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds

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noun branched green undeveloped flower heads

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