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| cau·li·flow·er [ káwli flòwr ] (plural cau·li·flow·ers) |
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1. flower head eaten as vegetable: a large solid head of tight white or light-green florets, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable
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2. vegetable plant: a plant related to the cabbage that produces cauliflowers. Latin name Brassica oleraceabotrytis.
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| [Late 16th century. Alteration of modern Latin cauliflora< Latin caulis "stem" + flor- "flower"] |
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