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