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cauliflower definition

cau·li·flower (kô′lə flo̵u′ər; often, kul′ə-)

noun

  1. a variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) having a dense white mass of fleshy flower stalks that form the head
  2. the head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable

Etymology: earlier cole florye (altered after cole) < It cavolfiore (< cavolo, cabbage + fiore, flower) > Fr chou-fleur; mod. sp. after L caulis, cabbage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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