CAULIFLOWER


Meaning of CAULIFLOWER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯ-li-ˌflau̇(-ə)r, ˈkä-, -lē- ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Italian cavolfiore, from cavolo cabbage (from 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.