cauliflower

Noun
Synonyms: Brassica oleracea botrytis

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower budsSynonyms: Brassica oleracea botrytis
  2. compact head of white undeveloped flowers
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cauliflower \Cau"li*flow`er\, n. [F. choufleur, modified by E. Cole. L. caulis, and by E. flower; F. chou cabbage is fr. L. caulis stalk, cabbage, and fleur flower is fr. L. flos flower. See Cole, and Flower.]

1.(Bot.) An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable. [1913 Webster]

2.The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant. [1913 Webster]

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