{"era":"current","word":"broccoli","meaning":"An edible cabbage family vegetable with clustered green flower heads.","children":[{"era":"1400s","word":"broccoli","meaning":"Plural of broccolo, used for the vegetable.","children":[{"era":"medieval","word":"broccolo","meaning":"A sprout, shoot, or small projecting head.","children":[{"era":"late antiquity","word":"broccus","meaning":"Pointed or projecting.","children":[],"language":"Late Latin"}],"language":"Italian"}],"language":"Italian"}],"language":"Modern English"}