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Brussels sprouts   /brˈəsəlz spraʊts/   Listen
Brussels sprouts

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





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"Brussels sprouts" Quotes from Famous Books



... in detail the various methods adopted by Gardeners in growing the Strawberry, Rhubarb, Filberts, Early Potatoes, Asparagus, Sea Kale, Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Celery, Beans, Peas, Brussels Sprouts, Spinach, Radishes, Lettuce, Onions, Carrots, Turnips, Water Cress, ...
— Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children • W. Houghton
... with her quite obviously acknowledged her distinctly charming personality, but this one had marched away with uncompromising haste and as unconcernedly as though she had been merely the greengrocer's boy, and he had been assisting him in the recovery of some errant Brussels sprouts. ...
— The Splendid Folly • Margaret Pedler


Words linked to "Brussels sprouts" :   brussels sprout, plural form, Brassica oleracea gemmifera, cruciferous vegetable, plural


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