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cauliflower
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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 [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)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cauliflower - a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower budscauliflower - 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 [ˈkɒlɪflaʊəʳ]
A. Ncoliflor f
B. CPD cauliflower cheese Ncoliflor f con queso
cauliflower ear Noreja f deformada por los golpes

cauliflower [ˈkɒliflaʊər] nchou-fleur m
cauliflower cheese ngratin m de chou-fleur

cauliflower
nBlumenkohl m

cauliflower [ˈkɒlɪˌflauəʳ] 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 цвітна капуста پھول گوبھی súp lơ

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


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