n.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ -li- ˌ flau ̇ (- ə )r, ' kä-, -l ē -
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Italian cavolfiore, from cavolo cabbage (fr. Late Latin caulus, from Latin caulis stem, cabbage) + fiore flower, from Latin flor-, flos ― more at COLE , BLOW
Date: 1597
: a garden plant ( Brassica oleracea botrytis ) related to the cabbage and grown for its compact edible head of usually white undeveloped flowers also : its flower cluster used as a vegetable