[kaw-luh-flou-er, -lee-, kol-uh-, kol-ee-] 
| 1. | a form of cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis, of the mustard family, whose inflorescence forms a compact, usually whitish head. Compare broccoli. |
| 2. | this head, used as a vegetable. |
| cau·li·flow·er (kô'lĭ-flou'ər, kŏl'ĭ-) n. An herb (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) in the mustard family, related to the cabbage and broccoli and having a whitish undeveloped flower with a large edible head. [Probably alteration (influenced by flower) of New Latin cauliflōra : Latin caulis, stem + Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower.] |
ləˌflaʊ