broccoli
broc-co-li · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A green vegetable with a thick stem and tightly clustered florets, eaten cooked or raw.
- 2.
The edible flowering head of this plant used as a vegetable.
Phrases & expressions
- •broccoli florets — the small tree-like pieces cut from the head
Related words
Etymology
From Italian "broccolo" meaning the flowering crest of a cabbage, diminutive of "brocco" meaning shoot or sprout, from Latin "broccus" meaning projecting.