This vegetable is related to the cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower It is a deep green vegetable that comes in tight clusters of tiny buds that sit on stout edible stems
A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower
Broccoli is a vegetable with green stalks and green or purple tops. a green vegetable that has short branch-like stems (plural of broccolo, from brocco , from broccus; BROOCH). Plant (Brassica oleracea, Botrytis group) closely related to cabbage in the mustard family. A fast-growing, upright, branched, annual plant, it bears dense green clusters of edible flower buds. Native to the eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor, it was introduced to the U.S. probably in colonial times. Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool climates. Its flavour resembles that of cabbage but is somewhat milder. It is one of the most broadly nutritious of all common vegetables