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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

broccoli [Ital.,=sprouts], variety of cabbage grown for the edible immature flower panicles. It is the same variety ( Brassica oleracea botrytis ) as the cauliflower and is similarly cultivated. Although known to the Romans, it became generally popular in the United States only in the 20th cent. Broccoli is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales, family Cruciferae.

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broccoli

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

broc·co·li / ˈbräk(ə)lē/ • n. a cabbage of a variety similar to the cauliflower, bearing heads of green or purplish flower buds. ∎ the flower stalk and head eaten as a vegetable.

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broccoli

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

broccoli kind of cauliflower. XVII. — It. broccoli, pl. of broccolo cabbage sprout or head, dim. of brocco shoot.

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broccoli

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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