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BROCCOLI RAAB

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds

Synonyms:

broccoli raab; broccoli rabe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("broccoli raab" is a kind of...):

cruciferous vegetable (a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts)

Holonyms ("broccoli raab" is a part of...):

Brassica rapa ruvo; broccoli raab; broccoli rabe (plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots

Synonyms:

Brassica rapa ruvo; broccoli raab; broccoli rabe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("broccoli raab" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "broccoli raab"):

broccoli raab; broccoli rabe (slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds)

Holonyms ("broccoli raab" is a member of...):

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)

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