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broccoloid

broccoloid adjective: broccoli-like.

Adjective

broccoloid (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) broccoli-like
    • She uses the stems, not the flowers. She trims the stems and peels them if they're tough, then grates them and mixes them with raisins, grated carrots and mayonnaise. If she's feeling adventurous, she says, she tosses in a little curry powder to spice up the dish. "This doesn't taste so...1994 April 13, Karol V. Menzi, “Like it or not, mom was right about broccoli”, in The Baltimore Sun
    • As the armies are set out on the table, which is covered in the same crumbly grass and broccoloid trees used to decorate model-railroad scenes, Read is getting nervous.1997 September 11, Ted Kleine, “Small-Scale Attack”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of broccoloid

From broccoli + -oid.

Questions about broccoloid

What does broccoloid mean?
Broccoloid means broccoli-like.
What part of speech is broccoloid?
Broccoloid is an adjective.

Words near broccoloid in the dictionary

  1. broccolilike
  2. broccolini
  3. broccolinis
  4. broccolis
  5. broccolo
  6. broccoloid
  7. Broce
  8. Broces
  9. broch
  10. brocha
  11. brochacho

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