gai lan

noun

ˈgī-ˈlän 

: chinese broccoli

Bright green gai lan (Chinese broccoli) comes in a pretty stack, cut in small enough pieces to manage easily with chopsticks, and a sumptuous deep-brown oyster sauce for dipping.

—Leslie Brenner, Dallas Morning News, 31 July 2009

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1983, in the meaning defined above

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