Broccoli Definition

brŏkə-lē
noun
A plant (Brassica oleracea var. italica) of the crucifer family, related to the cauliflower but bearing tender shoots with greenish buds cooked as a vegetable.
Webster's New World
The flower clusters of this plant, eaten as a vegetable before the flower buds open.
American Heritage
Any of several strains of cauliflower.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Brassica oleracea italica
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Other Word Forms of Broccoli

Noun

Singular:
broccoli
Plural:
broccolis

Origin of Broccoli

  • 1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo, diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus, of Gaulish origin, related to Gaelic brog (“awl”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian pl. of broccolo flowering sprout of a turnip diminutive of brocco shoot, sprout from Vulgar Latin brocca spike brocade

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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