broccoflower

English

Broccoflower in an Australian supermarket

Etymology

Blend of broccoli +‎ cauliflower

Noun

broccoflower (uncountable)

1. Either of two edible plants of the species Brassica oleracea with light green heads.

   Coordinate term: Romanesco

   Hyponyms: green cauliflower, Romanesco

   • 2003, Christy Rost, The Family Table: Where Great Food, Friends, and Family Gather Together, Capital Books (→ISBN)

     This colorful combo is just the thing for a busy weeknight. If you have never tasted broccoflower, its flavor is a blend of, you guessed it, broccoli and cauliflower.

   • 2011, Jan McCracken, Healthy Carb Cookbook For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (→ISBN), page 101:

     Have you met the broccoflower? Some mad scientist has crossed the cauliflower with broccoli and created an incredible veggie. Hence, the broccoflower.

Further reading

• broccoflower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia