BRUSSELS SPROUTS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brussels sprouts mean? 

• BRUSSELS SPROUTS (noun)
  The noun BRUSSELS SPROUTS has 1 sense:

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRUSSELS SPROUTS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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

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

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Holonyms ("brussels sprouts" is a part of...):

Brassica oleracea gemmifera; brussels sprout (plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages)

 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)