broccoli raab

Questions about broccoli raab

What does broccoli raab mean?

broccoli raab means "plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for broccoli raab?

Close synonyms include broccoli rabe, Brassica rapa ruvo, broccoli rabe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is broccoli raab a common word?

broccoli raab is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.