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cau·li·flow·er
(kô′lĭ-flou′ər, -lē-, kŏl′ĭ-, kŏl′ē-)n.
1. A plant (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) in the mustard family, having a large whitish head of undeveloped flowers.
2. The flower head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
[Probably alteration (influenced by flower) of New Latin cauliflōra : Latin caulis, stem + Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower.]
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cauliflower
(ˈkɒlɪˌflaʊə)n
1. (Plants) a variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea botrytis, having a large edible head of crowded white flowers on a very short thick stem
2. (Plants) the flower head of this plant, used as a vegetable
[C16: from Italian caoli fiori, literally: cabbage flowers, from cavolo cabbage (from Latin caulis) + fiore flower (from Latin flōs)]
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cau•li•flow•er
(ˈkɔ ləˌflaʊ ər, -li-, ˈkɒl ə-, ˈkɒl i-)n.
1. a form of a cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis, of the mustard family, whose inflorescence forms a compact, usu. whitish head.
2. this head, used as a vegetable.
[1590–1600; earlier coleflorie < Italian ca(v)olfiore=cavol cole + fiore < Latin flōrem, acc. of flōs flower]
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| Noun | 1. |  cauliflower - a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower budscauliflower - compact head of white undeveloped flowers crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae |
| 2. | cauliflower - compact head of white undeveloped flowers cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts Brassica oleracea botrytis, cauliflower - a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds |
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Translations
قَرْنَبِيطقَرْنَبيط، زَهْرَه
květák
blomkål
kukkakaali
cvjetača
karfiol
blómkál
カリフラワー
콜리플라워
kalafiorasžiedinis kopūstas
ziedkāposti
karfiol
cvetača
blomkål
กะหล่ำดอก
karnabaharkarnıbahar
bông cải
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cauliflower
n → Blumenkohl m
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cauliflower
(ˈkoliflauə) a vegetable of the cabbage family whose white flower-head is used as food.
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cauliflower
→ قَرْنَبِيط květák blomkål Blumenkohl κουνουπίδι coliflor kukkakaali chou-fleur cvjetača cavolfiore カリフラワー 콜리플라워 bloemkool blomkål kalafior couve-flor капуста цветная blomkål กะหล่ำดอก karnabahar bông cải 花椰菜Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cauliflower
n. coliflor.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
cauliflower
n coliflor fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.