Home › Words › B › broccolinibroccolini/bɹɒ.kəˈliːni/broccolini means A green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli).broccolini is pronounced /bɹɒ.kəˈliːni/.EtymologyFrom a trademark, presumably intended as a diminutive of broccoli.nounA green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli).e.g.“10 P.M. (Bravo) TOP CHEF C. J. is gone after he served what Tom Colicchio called the worst dish in the three seasons of the show, an admittedly gross-looking broccolini.” — 2007 September 19, Stephanie Russell, “What’s on Tonight”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.caulini 71% match — A hybridized cultivar of Brassica oleracea (broccoli) exhibiting features which resemble both cauliflower and broccolini. vs broccolini →broccoflower 67% match — Either of two edible plants of the species Brassica oleracea with light green heads. vs broccolini →broccoloid 67% match — broccoli-like vs broccolini →brusselkale 67% match — A vegetable that is a hybrid of Brussels sprouts and kale. vs broccolini →broccoli 66% match — A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable. vs broccolini →broccolilike 65% match — Resembling or characteristic of broccoli. vs broccolini →borecole 61% match — A form of the kale plant, Brassica oleracea var. acephala, used as the vegetable spring greens / collard greens. vs broccolini →cauliflower 59% match — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable. vs broccolini →