Definition of baby broccoli
:a green vegetable plant that is a hybrid of broccoli and Chinese broccoli and produces long, thin, tender stems and loose clusters of yellow florets
- Baby broccoli has thinner stems than regular broccoli and long, feathery flowers that cook up nicely in this mixed-rice risotto.
- —Martha Rose Shulman, New York Times, 4 Sept. 2012
Note:
Baby broccoli is often sold under the trademark Broccolini.
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