cauliflower

cau·li·flow·er  (kôl-flour, kl-)

n.

An herb (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) in the mustard family, related to the cabbage and broccoli and having a whitish undeveloped flower with a large edible head.

---

[Probably alteration (influenced by flower) of New Latin cauliflra : Latin caulis, stem + Latin fls, flr-, flower; see flower.]

---

cauliflower [ˈkɒlɪˌflaʊə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea botrytis, having a large edible head of crowded white flowers on a very short thick stem

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the flower head of this plant, used as a vegetable

[from Italian caoli fiori, literally: cabbage flowers, from cavolo cabbage (from Latin caulis) + fiore flower (from Latin flōs)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cauliflower - a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds Brassica oleracea botrytis cauliflower - compact head of white undeveloped flowers crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
	2.	cauliflower - compact head of white undeveloped flowers cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts Brassica oleracea botrytis, cauliflower - a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds

Translations

cauliflower [ˈkɒlɪflaʊəʳ]

A. N → coliflor f

B. CPD cauliflower cheese N → coliflor f con queso
cauliflower ear N → oreja f deformada por los golpes

---

cauliflower [ˈkɒliflaʊə^r] n → chou-fleur m
cauliflower cheese n → gratin m de chou-fleur

---

cauliflower

n → Blumenkohl m

---

cauliflower [ˈkɒlɪˌflauəʳ] n → cavolfiore m

---

cauliflower [ˈkɒlɪˌflauəʳ] n → cavolfiore m

---

cauliflower [ˈkoliflauə]

a vegetable of the cabbage family whose white flower-head is used as food. blomkool قَرْنَبيط، زَهْرَه карфиол květák blomkål der Blumenkohl κουνουπίδι coliflor lillkapsas گل کلم kukkakaali chou-fleur כְּרוִּבית फूलगोभी cvjetača karfiol kembang kol blómkál cavolfiore カリフラワー 꽃양배추 žiedinis kopūstas, kalafioras ziedkāposti bunga kubis bloemkool blomkål kalafior couve-flor conopidă цветная капуста karfiol cvetača karfiol blomkål ต้นกะหล่ำดอก karnıbahar 花椰菜 цвітна капуста پھول گوبھی súp lơ 花椰菜；菜花

---

cauliflower → قنبيط květák blomkål Blumenkohl κουνουπίδι coliflor kukkakaali chou-fleur cvjetača cavolfiore カリフラワー 콜리플라워 bloemkool blomkål kalafior couve-flor капуста цветная blomkål กระหล่ำดอก karnabahar súp lơ 花椰菜