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BROK-uh-lee/ˈbrɒkəli/

Broccoli is a green vegetable with a thick stem and a head of small tight flowers. Usually uncountable: some broccoli, a piece of broccoli; a head of broccoli. Cauliflower looks similar but is white. Cabbage is leafy and round, not tree-shaped. British spelling: broccoli.

Meaning

A green vegetable with a thick stem and small tight flowers at the top.

Examples

• “Eat your broccoli — it is good for you.”
• “Steam the broccoli for five minutes.”
• “There is broccoli in this pasta.”

Good to know

often uncountable: broccoli. Contrast: cauliflower (white), cabbage (leaves).

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