From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbroccolibroc‧co‧li /ˈbrɒkəli $ ˈbrɑː-/ noun [uncountable] HBPDFFa green vegetable that has short branch-like stems
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broccoli• Steam the carrots and broccoli for 8 minutes.• Cook sweetcorn and broccoli in a small amount of salted boiling water.• And the brilliant green broccoli, cooked al dente and cut into small pieces, makes eating with chopsticks manageable.• Healthy, it seems to me, is something that improves your health when you eat it, like broccoli or kale.• I circled the house at a distance, passed through the orchard into the garden and stood amid the rows of broccoli.• Serve with new potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower.• Divide the broccoli tops into florets.• Find it at www. broccoli. com.Origin broccoli (1600-1700) Italian plural of broccolo, from brocco “small nail”, from Latin broccus; → BROOCH 