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Romanesco.

Romanesco broccoli, a light-green edible flower bud of certain forms of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, which is thus related to broccoli and cauliflower. Its form is a natural approximation of a fractal.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ɹəʊ.məˈnɛs.kəʊ/UK/ɹoʊ.məˈnɛs.koʊ/US
  1. Romanesco broccoli, a light-green edible flower bud of certain forms of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, which is thus related to broccoli and cauliflower. Its form is a natural approximation of a fractal.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian romanesco (“of or pertaining to Rome”).

name/ɹəʊ.məˈnɛs.kəʊ/UK/ɹoʊ.məˈnɛs.koʊ/US
  1. The dialect of the Italian language spoken in Rome.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian romanesco (“of or pertaining to Rome”).

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