Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superbroccoli

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-broc-coli
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of broccoli that is genetically modified to contain higher levels of sulforaphane.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] food technologists […] are promoting genetically engineered vegetables with high levels of flavonoids as "functional foods": tomatoes with ten times more lycopene […]; and superbroccoli with ten times as much sulforaphane, a compound that stimulates production of enzymes which destroy cancer-causing substances in the gut."

Etymology

From super- + broccoli.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does superbroccoli mean?: A variety of broccoli that is genetically modified to contain higher levels of sulforaphane.
Where does superbroccoli come from?: From super- + broccoli.

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