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绿花椰菜

lǜ huā yē cài

4-character word Traditional 綠花椰菜

What 绿花椰菜 means

1. broccoli

The characters in 绿花椰菜

• 绿lǜgreen; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子
• 花huāflower; blossom; fancy pattern
• 椰yē(bound form) coconut palm; Taiwan pr. yé
• 菜càivegetable; greens; dish (of food); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor

Example sentences

• 美国人所吃的食物中约有三分之一来自蜜蜂授粉的农作物，包括苹果、甜瓜、蔓越莓、南瓜、栉瓜、绿花椰菜和杏仁等等。
  About one-third of the food eaten by Americans comes from crops pollinated by honey bees, including apples, melons, cranberries, pumpkins, squash, broccoli, and almonds, to name just a few.