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cauliflower

Main Entry:: cau·li·flow·er
Pronunciation:: \ˈkȯ-li-ˌflau̇(-ə)r, ˈkä-, -lē-\
Function:: 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

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