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Definition of cauliflower

noun

a cabbage of a variety which bears a large immature flower head of small creamy-white flower buds.
[mass noun] the flower head of the cauliflower eaten as a vegetable.

Origin:

late 16th century: from obsolete French chou fleuri 'flowered cabbage', probably from Italian cavolfiore or modern Latin cauliflora. The original English form colieflorie or cole-flory had its first element influenced by cole; the second element was influenced by flower during the 17th century

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