'Broccoli' definitions:
Definition of 'broccoli'
(from WordNet)
noun
Plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds [syn: broccoli, Brassica oleracea italica]
noun
Branched green undeveloped flower heads
Definition of 'Broccoli'
From: 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]