broccoli
Meanings
Noun
- plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
- branched green undeveloped flower heads
- A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
- Marijuana.
- plural of broccolo
Origin / Etymology
1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.
Synonyms
benj, bhang, boo, Brassica oleracea italica, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce, djamba, doobage, dope, endo, gage, ganj, ganja, grass, green, greenery, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, marihoochie, marijuana, Mary Jane, Mary Joanna, method, mezz, MJ, muggle, mull, pot, puff, reefer, sensimilla, sensimillia, shit, sweetleaf, tea, Texas tea, trees, twig, wacky tobaccy, weed, yarndie, zaza, zombie
Scrabble Score: 14
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