Definition of brocciflower in US English:
brocciflower
(also broccoflower)
nounˈbräkəˌflou(ə)rˈbräkəˌflou(ə)r
A light green vegetable that is a cross between broccoli and cauliflower.
Example sentencesExamples
- Siblings of the brocciflower include the broccicolorabi.
- Foods like the Asian pear (apple-pear), tangelo and brocciflower are all tasty examples that demonstrate how certain traits of a plant can be preserved or eliminated when they are combined with traits from another plant.
- The vegetables she explores run from the familiar - artichokes, aubergines, radicchio - to the more exotic, such as chayote, cardoons, and brocciflower.
- My biggest weakness is hybrid fruits and vegetables (which reminds me that I haven't seen brocciflower in quite a long time).
Origin
Blend of broccoli and cauliflower.