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cauliflower
(redirected from cauliflower saltwort)

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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
Noun
a vegetable with a large head of white flower buds surrounded by green leaves [Italian caoli fiori cabbage flowers]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cauliflowercauliflower - a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
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 [ˈkɔlɪflauəʳ] ncoliflor f

cauliflower [ˈkɔlɪflauəʳ] nchou-fleur m

cauliflower [ˈkɔlɪflauəʳ] nBlumenkohl m

cauliflower [ˈkɔlɪflauəʳ] ncavolfiore 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;菜花 цвітна капуста پھول گوبھی súp lơ 花椰菜


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