Definition of BROCCOLI

broccoli

Plural: broccoli, broccolis

Noun

  • A green vegetable with a tree-like floreted head, related to cabbage.
  • plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
  • branched green undeveloped flower heads
  • A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
  • Marijuana.
  • plural of broccolo

Examples

  • Playing BROCCOLI, while healthy, isn’t always the highest scoring word.

Origin / Etymology

1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.

Synonyms

Brassica oleracea italica, MJ, Mary Jane, Mary Joanna, Texas tea, benj, bhang, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce, djamba, doobage, dope, endo, gage, ganj, ganja, grass, green, greenery, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, marihoochie, marijuana, method, mezz, muggle, mull, pot, puff, reefer, sensimilla, sensimillia, shit, sweetleaf, tea, trees, twig, wacky tobaccy, weed, yarndie, zaza, zombie

Scrabble Score: 14

broccoli: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
broccoli: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
broccoli: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

broccoli: valid Words With Friends Word