small cabbage belonging to the mustard family (Brassica oleracea variety gemmifera), widely grown in Europe and the United States. In its seedling ... [4 related articles]
Brussels Sprouts (Sprouts) are one of the cultivated varieties of cabbage (Brassica oleracea). They have an elongated stem which grows to about 150 centimetres high with small clustered green heads like miniature cabbages. They get their name from being cultivated in great numbers near Brussels since 1213.Brussels sprouts is London Cockney rhyming slang for scouts.
noun the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant