'Cauliflower' definitions:
Definition of 'cauliflower'
(from WordNet)
noun
A plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds [syn: cauliflower, Brassica oleracea botrytis]
noun
Compact head of white undeveloped flowers
Definition of 'Cauliflower'
From: GCIDE
- Cauliflower \Cau"li*flow`er\, n. [F. choufleur, modified by E. Cole. L. caulis, and by E. flower; F. chou cabbage is fr. L. caulis stalk, cabbage, and fleur flower is fr. L. flos flower. See Cole, and Flower.]
- 1. (Bot.) An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant. [1913 Webster]