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    BROCCOLI RABE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower budsplay

    Synonyms:

    broccoli raab; broccoli rabe

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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

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

    Holonyms ("broccoli rabe" 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 shootsplay

    Synonyms:

    Brassica rapa ruvo; broccoli raab; broccoli rabe

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

    Meronyms (parts of "broccoli rabe"):

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

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

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

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