Brussels sprout

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Recorded since 1748. Named after Brussels, where they were cultivated in the current form perhaps as early as the 13th c.[1] Sprout is from Old English -sprutan (in asprutan (“to sprout”); cognate with Old Saxon sprutan, Old Frisian spruta, Middle Dutch spruten, modern Dutch spruit (“sprout; Brussels sprout”), Old High German spriozan, German sprießen (“to sprout”), from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”).

Brussels sprout (plural Brussels sprouts)

1. (chiefly in the plural) The green vegetable Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, a cabbage variety native to Belgium.

   Brussels sprouts reach a length of 4 centimeters and resemble clusters of miniature cabbages.

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