Broccoli

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Broccoli \Broc"co*li\, n. [It. broccoli, pl. of broccolo sprout,
     cabbage sprout, dim. of brocco splinter. See {Broach}, n.]
     (Bot.)
     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.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  broccoli
       n 1: plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds [syn: {Brassica
            oleracea italica}]
       2: branched green undeveloped flower heads