BRUSSELS SPROUT


Meaning of BRUSSELS SPROUT in English

noun

Usage: often capitalized B

1. : any of the edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages and borne in the lower axils of the stem of a plant ( Brassica oleracea gemmifera ) closely related to the cabbage and cauliflower

2. : the plant that bears brussels sprouts — usually used in plural

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