broccoli

UK /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/ US /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/

noun 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, costly, good, overcooked

VERB + BROCCOLI

doesn't, eat, hate, like, love, smokin'

BROCCOLI + NOUN

brussels, celery, mama, onions, spinach, sprouts

ADV.

actually

Definitions

noun

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

You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty.

Examples of leafy vegetables are broccoli, spinach, celery, and chicory.

Marijuana.

I be smokin' broccoli, mama told me eat my veggies

All I want is cottage, roll a cigar full of broccoli

name

A surname from Italian.

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Example Bank

You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty.

Wiktionary

Examples of leafy vegetables are broccoli, spinach, celery, and chicory.

Wiktionary

I be smokin' broccoli, mama told me eat my veggies

Wiktionary

The broccoli is either costly or of poor quality.

Tatoeba · #50922

Broccoli is one of the healthiest vegetables.

Tatoeba · #682307

Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts are all cultivars of the same species.

Tatoeba · #866496

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