Cauliflower

Definitions

1. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
   countable, uncountable
2. The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
   countable, uncountable
3. The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.”

“His ears were small (fortunately so, given his dramatic hairstyle) and bore no traditional cauliflowers.”

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