broccoli
- noun
- B1
- Top 10000
A green vegetable with a thick stem and a tight head of small green flower buds, eaten cooked or raw.
Steam the broccoli for five minutes so it stays crunchy.
My son eats every vegetable except broccoli and green beans.
Broccoli loses its bright green colour if you boil it too long.
Broccoli is rich in vitamin C and cheap all year.
Common collocations: a head of broccoli · steamed broccoli · broccoli florets · purple sprouting broccoli · chop the broccoli
Part of: Vegetables, Cooking
Forms
- plural
- broccoli (uncountable)