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/rahb/a plant, Brassica rapa ruvo, of which the slightly bitter, dark-green leaves and clustered flower buds are eaten as a vegetable.[perh. alter. of It broccoli di rapa flowering tops of the turnip]
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broccoli rabe
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broccoli rabe — noun 1. plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots • Syn: ↑broccoli raab, ↑Brassica rapa ruvo • Hypernyms: ↑crucifer, ↑cruciferous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Brassica, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
broccoli rabe — noun Etymology: perhaps modification of Italian broccoli di rapa, literally, flowering tops of the turnip Date: 1976 a garden brassica (Brassica rapa ruvo) that is related to the turnip and produces edible leafy branching stalks and compact… … New Collegiate Dictionary
broccoli rabe — broc′coli rabe (or raab ) [[t]rɑb[/t]] n. pln a plant, Brassica rapa ruvo: the bitter leaves and clustered flower buds are eaten as a vegetable … From formal English to slang
Rabe — may refer to:urname Rabe is a German surname meaning raven and may refer to: * David Rabe * Eckard Rabe * Folke Rabe * Jean Rabe * John Rabe, a Nazi German businessman in Nanjing during Japanese occupation; known for rescuing more than 200,000… … Wikipedia
broccoli raab — or broccoli rabe [räb] n. a plant (Brassica rapa ruvo) of the crucifer family with close clusters of small flowers and dark green, somewhat bitter leaves cooked as a vegetable * * * … Universalium
broccoli raab — or broccoli rabe [räb] n. a plant (Brassica rapa ruvo) of the crucifer family with close clusters of small flowers and dark green, somewhat bitter leaves cooked as a vegetable … English World dictionary
broccoli raab — noun 1. plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots • Syn: ↑broccoli rabe, ↑Brassica rapa ruvo • Hypernyms: ↑crucifer, ↑cruciferous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Brassica, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
broccoli raab — noun see broccoli rabe … New Collegiate Dictionary
turnip broccoli. — See broccoli rabe. * * * … Universalium
turnip broccoli. — See broccoli rabe … Useful english dictionary
