brussels sprouts
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Brussels sprouts
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.
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Noun | 1. | brussels sprouts - the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts Brassica oleracea gemmifera, brussels sprout - plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages |
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Translations
růžičková kapusta
rosenkål
ruusukaali
prokulice
芽キャベツ
양배추의 일종
brysselkål
ลูกกะหล่ำเล็ก
cải bruxen
Brussels sprouts
→ كُرُنْب بروكُسِل růžičková kapusta rosenkål Rosenkohl λαχανάκια Βρυξελλών col de Bruselas, coles de Bruselas ruusukaali choux de Bruxelles prokulice cavoletti di Bruxelles 芽キャベツ 양배추의 일종 spruitjes rosenkål brukselka couve-de-bruxelas капуста брюссельская brysselkål ลูกกะหล่ำเล็ก Brüksel lahanası cải bruxen 抱子甘蓝Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009