Brussels sprout
noun
1.
Usually,
Brussels sprouts
. a plant,
Brassica oleracea gemmifera,
having small, cabbagelike heads or buds along the stalk, eaten as a vegetable.
2.
Brussels sprouts,
any of the heads or buds, eaten as a vegetable.
Origin
1790-1800
British Dictionary definitions for
Brussels sprout
Brussels sprout
noun
1.
a variety of cabbage,
Brassica oleracea gemmifera
, having a stout stem studded with budlike heads of tightly folded leaves, resembling tiny cabbages
2.
the head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable