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2 definitions found 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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