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Definition of Broccoli

1. Noun. Plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds.

Definition of Broccoli

1. n. A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or flowering head, is the part used for food.

Definition of Broccoli

1. Noun. A plant of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae); especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Broccoli

1. a vegetable related to the cabbage [n -S]

Medical Definition of Broccoli

1. A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or flowering head, is the part used for food. Origin: It. Broccoli, pl. Of broccolo sprout, cabbage sprout, dim. Of brocco splinter. See Broach. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Broccoli

Literary usage of Broccoli

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of the Garden by Charles McIntosh (1855)
"The white varieties of broccoli resemble the cauliflower much, only they aro ... Grange's early cauliflower broccoli, and Gillespie's early, should be sown ..."

2. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1835)
"Green Cape, or autumnal broccoli. This sort differ* but little from the preceding, ... Grange's early cauliflower broccoli. If this sort is sown at three ..."

3. The New American Gardener: Containing Practical Directions on the Culture of by Thomas Green Fessenden (1832)
"Miller mentions the white and purple broccoli, as imported into England from Italy ; and it is ... The soil proper for broccoli is rather light than heavy. ..."

4. The Family Kitchen Gardener: Containing Plain and Accurate Descriptions of by Robert Buist (1861)
"broccoli is a variety of the Cabbage closely related to the Cauliflower, though not so delicate in flavor as that vegetable. It is supposed to have come ..."

5. Annual Report: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Oregon State by Oregon State Horticultural Society (1919)
"I would "use the cover crop, and I believe that in that way if he would plant half his acreage to cover crop and the other half in broccoli and exchange ..."

6. The Successful Housekeeper: A Manual of Universal Application, Especially by Milon W. Ellsworth, Tinnie Ellsworth (1882)
"EGG broccoli. Take half a dozen heads of broccoli, cut off the small shoots or ... Lay the broccoli in the center of a large dish, pour the egg around it, ..."

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