Calabrese

Definitions

1. A kind of sprouting broccoli.
   UK, countable, uncountable
2. A surname from Italian.
3. Alternative letter-case form of Calabrese (“a particular type of sprouting broccoli”).
   alt-of, countable, uncountable
4. The Calabrese horse.
   countable, ellipsis, uncountable
5. Nero d’Avola or Sangiovese, varieties of wine grapes.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Jean Bean was responsible for the twenty comical characters protecting transplanted cabbages, cauliflowers and calabreses.”

“Although most people don't make⟳ much distinction between calabrese and broccoli, gardeners need⟳ to know⟳ the difference. Calabrese is a quick-growing crop, usually maturing in three or four months, and the plants aren't frost hardy.”

“Sow⟳ calabrese indoors.”

“Some things I'm prepared to persevere with but my patience has an elastic limit⟳ and with calabrese it snapped.”

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