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Broccolini

British  
/ ˌbrɒkəˈliːnɪ /

plural noun

  1. Also called: baby broccoli(sometimes not capital) a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica B. oleracea , which resembles broccoli and is eaten as a green vegetable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Broccolini are one of my favorite vegetables to cook!

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022

For my Roasted Broccolini With Lemon and Chile Flakes, I leaned on natural flavors and a quick, hot roast for ultimate appeal.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

Broccolini was somehow less intimidating than the larger version: the gateway, broccoli.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2016

Along the way, I witnessed the demise of the Mystery Meat Era and the rise of the Flat-Iron Steak with Grilled Broccolini Generation, with a squirt of red chimichurri sauce on top.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2015

Some of us are old enough to remember when the trend was in the direction of Italianisation; when Foley became Signor Foli; Campbell, Campobello, and an American from Brooklyn was transformed into Broccolini.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 10, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

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