Chinese broccoli

noun

Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, kailan, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking; gailan.

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Meanings

nounChinese broccoli (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBrassica oleracea var. alboglabra, kailan, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking; gailan.

Synonyms & antonyms

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kailan
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APA

Chinese broccoli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20broccoli

MLA

“Chinese broccoli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20broccoli. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese broccoli,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20broccoli.

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