CAULIFLOWER


Meaning of CAULIFLOWER in English

■ noun a cabbage of a variety which bears a large immature flower head of small creamy-white flower buds, eaten as a vegetable.

Origin

C16: from obs. Fr. chou fleuri 'flowered cabbage', prob. from Ital. cavolfiore or mod. L. cauliflora .

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