cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
Other meanings
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
Related words
- cauliflowerlike
- cauliflowery
- broccoflower
- cauliflower fungus
- cauliflower cheese
- cauliflower ear
- cauliflowered
- cauli
- caulini
- buffalo cauliflower
- cauliflower mushroom
- sea cauliflower
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "caulis".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cauliflower” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.