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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cauliflower \Cau"li*flow`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 ``curd'' of a cauliflower plant.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cauliflower
n 1: a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower
buds [syn: {Brassica oleracea botrytis}]
2: compact head of white undeveloped flowers
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