Meaning of broccoli in English

broccoli
noun [ U ]
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/ˈbrɒk.əl.i/ us
/ˈbrɑː.kəl.i/
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a vegetable with a green stem or stems and a mass or several masses of flower buds at the top. There are several kinds of broccoli.
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calabrese
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sprouting broccoli
 
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(Definition of broccoli from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

broccoli | American Dictionary

broccoli
noun [ U ]
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/ˈbrɑ·kə·li, ˈbrɑk·li/
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a vegetable with a thick, green stem and a dense, green top
(Definition of broccoli from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of broccoli

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New products : broccoli, sports products boost the vitamin market.
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Bananas, broccoli, onions and soya products are some examples given.
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Vegetable crop yield responses to such amendments have been evaluated for many crops, including tomato, bell pepper, broccoli, sweet corn, cucumber, eggplant, okra, snap bean, squash and watermelon9.
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That applies particularly to broccoli, lettuce, radishes, strawberries, cherries, plums and tomatoes.
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We have a scheme for cultivating seed for broccoli, but the onus of it has been put upon the farmers.
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There has also been some mention of broccoli.
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The usual position is that the home production of winter cauliflowers and broccoli (particularly cauliflowers) is not sufficient.
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My reports are that the broccoli crop is early but of good quality.
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I am informed that the yield is about 5 tons of broccoli per acre.
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Indeed, they asked us what they should do with broccoli after they had grown it.
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Are they more plebian than the aristocratic asparagus or the turnip or the broccoli?
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The same is true of the industries in broccoli and new potatoes.
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I know of one man whose loss on broccoli alone was more than £2,000, which is a great deal for the small farmer.
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The two most urgent items are broccoli, where the acreage has dropped from over 16,000 in 1949 to 5,000 now, and tomatoes.
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They want to be free to govern their own affairs, free to grow bulbs or broccoli, yet they have been asking for what?
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Translations of broccoli

in Chinese (Traditional)
西蘭花，花椰菜, 球莖甘藍…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
西兰花，花椰菜, 球茎甘蓝…
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brécol, brócoli [masculine]…
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brócolis, brócolis [masculine]…
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हिरवे देठ असलेली भाजी आणि शीर्षस्थानी एक वस्तुमान किंवा अनेक फुलांच्या कळ्या. ब्रोकोलीचे अनेक प्रकार आहेत.…
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ブロッコリー…
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brokoli, yeşil bir sebze…
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brocoli [masculine], brocoli…
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ஒரு பச்சை தண்டு அல்லது தண்டுகள் மற்றும் மேலே ஒரு வெகுஜன அல்லது பல வெகுஜன மலர் மொட்டுகள் கொண்ட ஒரு காய்கறி. ப்ரோக்கோலியில் பல வகைகள் உள்ளன.…
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ब्रोकोली, फूलगोभी जैसी दिखने वाली हरी डंडियों और फूल वाली सब्ज़ी…
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broccoli…
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der Brokkoli…
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بروکلی, پھول گوبھی کی ایک قسم جو گہرے ہرے رنگ کی ہوتی ہے…
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броколі…
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బ్రోకూలి, ఆకుపచ్చని కాండం లేక కాండం మరియు పైభాగంలో ఒక ద్రవ్యరాశి లేక అనేక రకాల పూల మొగ్గలు కలిగిన కూరగాయలు. బ్రోకలీలో అనేక రకాలు ఉన్నాయి.…
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بروكلي (نوع من الخضروات)…
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ব্রকলি, এক ধরণের ফুলকপি…
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brokolice…
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brokoli…
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