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broccoli
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 Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "broccoli." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-broccoli.html "broccoli." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-broccoli.html |
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broccoli
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 Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "broccoli." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-broccoli.html "broccoli." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-broccoli.html |
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broccoli
broccoli kind of cauliflower. XVII. — It. broccoli, pl. of broccolo cabbage sprout or head, dim. of brocco shoot.
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T. F. HOAD. "broccoli." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "broccoli." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-broccoli.html T. F. HOAD. "broccoli." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-broccoli.html |
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"broccoli." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "broccoli." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-broccoli.html "broccoli." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-broccoli.html |
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