cauliflower : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cauliflower	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cauliflower
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cauliflower n a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds Synonym(s): cauliflower, Brassica oleracea botrytis compact head of white undeveloped flowers
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cauliflower \Cau"liflow`er\, n. [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 [bd]curd[b8] of a cauliflower* plant.