Broccoli Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of broccoli noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

broccoli noun  /ˈbrɒkəli/  /ˈbrɑːkəli/ [uncountable] jump to other results

1. enlarge imagea vegetable with a thick green stem and several dark green or purple flower headsTopics Foodb2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian, plural of broccolo ‘cabbage sprout, head’, diminutive of brocco ‘shoot’, based on Latin brocchus, broccus ‘projecting’.

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