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noun
a plant, Brassica rapa ruvo, of which the slightly bitter, dark-green leaves and clustered flower buds are eaten as a vegetable.
Origin:
perhaps alteration of Italian broccoli di rapa flowering tops of the turnip
perhaps alteration of Italian broccoli di rapa flowering tops of the turnip
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| broccoli rabe | |
noun | |
| 1. | plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots [syn: broccoli raab] |
| 2. | slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds |
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