romanesco

/ɹəʊ.məˈnɛs.kəʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian romanesco (“of or pertaining to Rome”).

name

  1. The dialect of the Italian language spoken in Rome.

noun

  1. Romanesco broccoli, a light-green edible flower bud of certain forms of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, which is thus related to broccoli and cauliflower. Its form is a natural approximation of a fractal.“To be honest, this hasn't been my Garden of Eden year. […] The lettuce turned bitter and bolted. The Green Comet broccoli was good, but my coveted Romanescos never headed up.”