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broccoli.

A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɹɒk.ə.li/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/General-American/ˈbɹɑk.li/General-American/ˈbɹɔk.ə.liː/Australia

  1. A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

    countable · uncountable

  2. Marijuana.

    US · countable · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.

noun/ˈbɹɒk.ə.li/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/General-American/ˈbɹɑk.li/General-American/ˈbɹɔk.ə.liː/Australia

  1. plural of broccolo

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.

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