broccoli

plural broccolis · alternative rare broccolo · alternative archaic brocoli · alternative obsolete brockely

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

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

   2013, Anselm Anyoha, MD, How Broccoli-Head Lost Thirty Pounds: A Handbook for Healthy Living, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 83

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

   2010, Sven Wombwell, Allotment Gardening For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, Growing Oriental Leaf Vegetables

2. UScountableslanguncountableMarijuana.

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

   2014, “Kodak Black”, in Heart Of The Projects, performed by Skrilla

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

   2017, “T-Shirt”, in Culture, performed by Migos

   Synonyms: bhang, benj, boo, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof

alternative rare broccolo · alternative archaic brocoli · alternative obsolete brockely

1. pluralplural of broccolo

plural Broccolis

1. A surname from Italian.