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Brussels sprout
(Brus|sels sprout)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbrʌs(ə)lz/
(also
Brussel sprout
)
noun
a vegetable consisting of the small compact bud of a variety of cabbage.
the plant which yields Brussels sprouts, bearing many along a tall single stem.
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