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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



... owing to negligence that we hardly ever see such a thing as real Brussels sprouts in England; and it is said that it is pretty nearly the same in France, the proper care being taken nowhere, apparently, but in the neighbourhood ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 335 - Vol. 12, No. 335, October 11, 1828 • Various
... Robbie Belle, freshman, "but Dinner is to begin at three and last till almost six. And we are going to have salted almonds and nesselrode pudding and raw oysters and chocolate peppermints and turkey and sherbet and macaroons and nuts and celery and Brussels sprouts and everything. We are painting the place-cards this morning and one is for you. It is a shame for you to sacrifice it just to hear grand opera, Miss Bonner. Are you really intending to ...
— Beatrice Leigh at College - A Story for Girls • Julia Augusta Schwartz


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


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