- cau·li·flow·er
- /ˈkɑːlıˌflawɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count, noncount]: a vegetable that is grown for its head of white flowers
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cau|li|flow|er — «K luh FLOW uhr, KOL ee », noun. 1. a plant having a solid white head with a few leaves around it. It is an annual plant, a species of cole, which belongs, with the cabbage, to the mustard family. 2. its head, which is eaten as a vegetable.… … Useful english dictionary
cau — am·plex·i·cau·date; an·tho·cau·lus; cau·been; cau·cas·ic; cau·che·ro; cau·chi·llo; cau·cho; cau·da; cau·dad; cau·da·ta; cau·da·to·len·tic·u·lar; cau·dex; cau·di·cle; cau·di·form; cau·di·llis·mo; cau·di·llo; cau·ler·pa; cau·les·cent; cau·li·cle;… … English syllables
flow — con·flow; con·tra·flow; coun·ter·flow; flow; flow·abil·i·ty; flow·able; flow·age; flow·er·age; flow·ered; flow·er·er; flow·er·et; flow·er·i·ly; flow·er·i·ness; flow·er·less; flow·er·let; flow·ery; flow·ing·ly; flow·ing·ness; flow·me·ter;… … English syllables
cauliflower — cau·li·flow·er … English syllables
cauliflower — cau|li|flow|er [ˈkɔlıˌflauə US ˈko:liˌflauər, ˈka: ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: cavolfiore, from cavolo cabbage + fiore flower ] a vegetable with green leaves around a firm white centre … Dictionary of contemporary English
cauliflower — cau|li|flow|er [ kali,flaur ] noun count or uncount a vegetable with a hard round white central part surrounded by green leaves … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cauliflower — cau•li•flow•er [[t]ˈkɔ ləˌflaʊ ər, li , ˈkɒl ə , ˈkɒl i [/t]] n. 1) pln a form of a cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis, of the mustard family, whose inflorescence forms a compact, usu. whitish head 2) pln this head, used as a vegetable… … From formal English to slang
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; … English syllables
Brassica oleracea — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
