brussels sprouts

Definition of Brussels Sprouts in English :

1. brussels sprouts

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Brussels Sprouts

noun

1.

a variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea gemmifera, having a stout stem studded with budlike heads of tightly folded leaves, resembling tiny cabbages

2.

the head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable

1. often Brussels sprouts

a plant (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) of the crucifer family that bears miniature cabbagelike heads along an erect stem

2.

one of these edible heads

pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. A plant (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) in the mustard family, having stout cabbagelike buds.

2. The buds of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.