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Webster 1913 Edition


Cauliflower

Cau′li-flowˊer

,
Noun.
[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.
2.
The edible head or “curd” of a cauliflower plant.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cauliflower

CAULIFLOWER

,
Noun.
A variety of Brassica or cabbage, well known and much esteemed.

Definition 2024


cauliflower

cauliflower

English

A budding cauliflower plant.

Noun

cauliflower (plural cauliflowers)

  1. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
  2. The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.

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