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Cauliflower
Definitions
- 1 Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable. countable, uncountable
"ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans."
- 2 compact head of white undeveloped flowers wordnet
- 3 The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant. countable, uncountable
- 4 a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds wordnet
- 5 The swelling of a cauliflower ear. countable, uncountable
"His ears were small (fortunately so, given his dramatic hairstyle) and bore no traditional cauliflowers."
- 1 To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear. ambitransitive
"I noticed his right ear was badly cauliflowered and that explained a number of things. It wasn't a new job of cauliflowering."
Etymology
From 16th century cole-florye, equivalent to cole (from Latin caulis) + flower, reformed to more closely match the Latin etymon. Cognate with French chou-fleur, Italian cavolfiore.
From 16th century cole-florye, equivalent to cole (from Latin caulis) + flower, reformed to more closely match the Latin etymon. Cognate with French chou-fleur, Italian cavolfiore.
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