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BRUSSELS SPROUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brussels sprout mean? 

BRUSSELS SPROUT (noun)
  The noun BRUSSELS SPROUT has 1 sense:

1. plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbagesplay

  Familiarity information: BRUSSELS SPROUT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRUSSELS SPROUT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Brassica oleracea gemmifera; brussels sprout

Hypernyms ("brussels sprout" is a kind of...):

crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

Meronyms (parts of "brussels sprout"):

brussels sprouts (the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant)


 Context examples 


DIM is found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and kale.

(DIM, NCI Dictionary)

Diindolylmethane is found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and kale.

(Diindolylmethane, NCI Dictionary)



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