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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
broccoli
n 1: plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds [syn: {Brassica
oleracea italica}]
2: branched green undeveloped flower heads
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