Cooking Broccoli In Microwave

microwave
An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength in the range 0.001–0.3 m, shorter than that of a normal radio wave but longer than those of infrared radiation. Microwaves are used in radar, in communications, and for heating in microwave ovens and in various industrial processes
cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers"
a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food

broccoli
A cabbage of a variety similar to the cauliflower, bearing heads of green or purplish flower buds. It is widely cultivated as a vegetable
plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
branched green undeveloped flower heads
Broccoli (from the Italian plural of '', referring to "the flowering top of a cabbage") is a plant of the mustard/cabbage family Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae). It is classified in the Italica cultivar group of the species Brassica oleracea''.
The flower stalk and head eaten as a vegetable

cooking
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
(cook) prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"
Food that has been prepared in a particular way
(cook) someone who cooks food
The practice or skill of preparing food
The process of preparing food by heating it