Search Result for "cauliflower":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1. a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds;
[syn: cauliflower, Brassica oleracea botrytis]
2. compact head of white undeveloped flowers;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
