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cauliflower
[ kaw-luh-flou-er, -lee-, kol-uh-, kol-ee- ]
/ ËkÉ lÉËflaÊ Ér, -li-, ËkÉl É-, ËkÉl i- /
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noun
a form of cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis, of the mustard family, whose inflorescence forms a compact, usually whitish head.Compare broccoli.
this head, used as a vegetable.
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British Dictionary definitions for cauliflower
cauliflower
/ (ËkÉlÉȘËflaÊÉ) /
noun
a variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea botrytis, having a large edible head of crowded white flowers on a very short thick stem
the flower head of this plant, used as a vegetable
Word Origin for cauliflower
C16: from Italian caoli fiori, literally: cabbage flowers, from cavolo cabbage (from Latin caulis) + fiore flower (from Latin flĆs)
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