broccoli : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: broccoli	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for broccoli
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
broccoli n plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds [syn: broccoli, Brassica oleracea italica] branched green undeveloped flower heads
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 [bd]curd,[b8] or flowering head, is the part used for food.