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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Brussels, where it was first grown

Brussels sprout

 noun
     
Brussels sprout
Related topics: Food Dish, Plants
Brus‧sels sprout [countable]
DFFHBP a small round green vegetable that looks like a very small cabbage
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