/ ˈkæləbriːs; NAmE ; ˌkæləˈbriːs/ noun
[ U ] a type of broccoli (= a vegetable with a thick green stem and green or purple flower heads)
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from Italian , literally Calabrian .
/ ˈkæləbriːs; NAmE ; ˌkæləˈbriːs/ noun
[ U ] a type of broccoli (= a vegetable with a thick green stem and green or purple flower heads)
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from Italian , literally Calabrian .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005