broccoli
Americannoun
noun
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a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea italica , having branched greenish flower heads
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the flower head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable before the buds have opened
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a variety of this plant that does not form a head, whose stalks are eaten as a vegetable
Usage
What else does broccoli mean? Content warning: this article references illicit drugs. When not referring to the actual vegetable, broccoli is slang for "marijuana."
Etymology
Origin of broccoli
1690–1700; < Italian, plural of broccolo, equivalent to brocc ( o ) sprout (< Late Latin; see broach) + -olo diminutive suffix
Vocabulary lists containing broccoli
Example Sentences
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Notably, First Light was the last project supervised by Bond masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson before they gave creative control to the franchise's new owners, Amazon MGM Studios.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
And everyone told us Barbara Broccoli would never let us use it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Then Cubby Broccoli was watching as he left and dad was walking across the street, and the way he walked, dodging cars, and they said OK that's the guy.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025
The movie, which will be directed by Dune's Denis Villeneuve, is currently in development and being overseen by the studio after long-serving masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson stood down in February.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025
“You know, brassicas? Broccoli and cauliflower? The cabbage family?”
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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