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Brussels sprout

–noun
1. Usually, Brussels sprouts. a plant, Brassica oleracea gemmifera, having small, cabbagelike heads or buds along the stalk, eaten as a vegetable.
2. Brussels sprouts. any of the heads or buds, eaten as a vegetable.

Origin:
1790–1800
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Brussels sprout 
1748, from the Brassica oleracea gemmifera. First written description is from 1587.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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