[broccoli rabe] n [perh. modif. of It broccoli di rapa, lit., flowering tops of the turnip] (1976): a garden brassica (Brassica rapa ruvo) that is related to the turnip and produces edible leafy branching stalks and compact clusters of yellow florets--called also broccoli raab, rapini
BROCCOLI RABE
Meaning of BROCCOLI RABE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012