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cauliflower
cau·li·flow·er C0171900 (kô′lĭ-flou′ər, -lē-, kŏl′ĭ-, kŏl′ē-)n.1. A plant (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) in the mustard family, having a large whitish head of undeveloped flowers.2. The flower head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
[Probably alteration (influenced by flower) of New Latin cauliflōra : Latin caulis, stem + Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower.]cauliflower (ˈkɒlɪˌflaʊə) n1. (Plants) a variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea botrytis, having a large edible head of crowded white flowers on a very short thick stem2. (Plants) the flower head of this plant, used as a vegetable[C16: from Italian caoli fiori, literally: cabbage flowers, from cavolo cabbage (from Latin caulis) + fiore flower (from Latin flōs)]cau•li•flow•er (ˈkɔ ləˌflaʊ ər, -li-, ˈkɒl ə-, ˈkɒl i-)
n. 1. a form of a cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis, of the mustard family, whose inflorescence forms a compact, usu. whitish head. 2. this head, used as a vegetable. [1590–1600; earlier coleflorie < Italian ca(v)olfiore=cavol cole + fiore < Latin flōrem, acc. of flōs flower] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cauliflower - a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower budsBrassica oleracea botrytiscauliflower - compact head of white undeveloped flowerscrucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae | | 2. | cauliflower - compact head of white undeveloped flowerscruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sproutsBrassica oleracea botrytis, cauliflower - a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds |
Translationscauliflower (ˈkoliflauə) a vegetable of the cabbage family whose white flower-head is used as food. 花椰菜 花椰菜，菜花 cauliflower
cauliflower (kô`lĭflou'ər, käl`ĭ–), variety of cabbagecabbage,
leafy garden vegetable of many widely dissimilar varieties, all probably descended from the wild, or sea, cabbage (Brassica oleracea) of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family), found on the coasts of Europe.
..... Click the link for more information. , with an edible head of condensed flowers and flower stems. Broccoli is the horticultural variety (botrytis); both were cultivated in Roman times. Cauliflower is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales (or Brassicales), family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae).cauliflower[′kȯl·ə‚flau̇·ər] (botany) Brassica oleracea var. botrytis. A biennial crucifer of the order Capparales grown for its edible white head or curd, which is a tight mass of flower stalks. cauliflower1. a variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea botrytis, having a large edible head of crowded white flowers on a very short thick stem 2. the flower head of this plant, used as a vegetable cauliflower
Related to cauliflower: celerySynonyms for cauliflowernoun a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower budsSynonyms- Brassica oleracea botrytis
Related Words- cauliflower
- crucifer
- cruciferous plant
noun compact head of white undeveloped flowersRelated Words- cruciferous vegetable
- Brassica oleracea botrytis
- cauliflower
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