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or Brussels sprout
plural brussels sprouts or Brussels sprouts
1
: a plant (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) related to the cabbage and cauliflower that is cultivated for its edible small roundish green buds which are borne on its stem and resemble miniature cabbages
2
: any of the edible green buds that are borne on the stems of brussels sprouts, consist of tightly overlapping immature leaves, and are typically cooked as a vegetable
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Employees there still cook mainstays like chicken and brussels sprouts.
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James Barron, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Air frying, the process of frying foods with hot air, has gained traction over the years as a quick, convenient and healthy way to deliciously fry foods like chicken, potatoes and brussels sprouts.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
But crisped firm tofu can be sauced off heat, too, as Kristina Felix does in her recipe for roasted brussels sprouts and tofu with chile lime dressing.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The traditional home oven is great for lots of things: chocolate-chip cookies, Thanksgiving turkeys, roasted brussels sprouts, whatever.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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James Barron, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Air frying, the process of frying foods with hot air, has gained traction over the years as a quick, convenient and healthy way to deliciously fry foods like chicken, potatoes and brussels sprouts.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
But crisped firm tofu can be sauced off heat, too, as Kristina Felix does in her recipe for roasted brussels sprouts and tofu with chile lime dressing.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The traditional home oven is great for lots of things: chocolate-chip cookies, Thanksgiving turkeys, roasted brussels sprouts, whatever.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Brussels sprout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brussels%20sprout. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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brussels sprout
noun
brus·sels sprout
ˌbrəs-əl- 
often capitalized B
: one of the edible small green heads that grow on the stem of a plant related to the cabbage
also
: this plant
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