broccoli
/ˈbrɒkəlɪ/noun
mass noun
1- a cabbage of a variety similar to the cauliflower, which bears heads of green or purplish flower buds. It is widely cultivated as a vegetable.球花甘蓝。
1.1
- There are several kinds of broccoli, in particular those in the 'Italica' group, including sprouting broccoli, which bears small loose clusters of heads on several shoots and the bright green dense headed variety, also called CALABRESE.球花甘蓝有几种, 尤指意大利类群, 包括长有多茎、多簇松弛球花的花茎甘蓝, 以及长着紧密的、鲜绿色球花的花茎甘蓝。亦称CALABRESE.
1.2
- the flower stalk and head eaten as a vegetable花茎甘蓝可食用的花茎及球花。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Italian， plural of broccolo 'cabbage sprout， head'， diminutive brocco 'shoot'， based on Latin brocchus, broccus 'projecting'.