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Brus'sels sprout'
1. Usually,
Brussels sprouts.
2. a plant,
Brassica oleracea gemmifera, having small, cabbagelike heads or buds along the stalk, eaten as a vegetable.
3. Brussels sprouts.any of the heads or buds, eaten as a vegetable.
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