cauliflower

== English == === Etymology === From 16th century cole-florye, equivalent to cole (from Latin caulis) + flower, reformed to more closely match the Latin etymon.By surface analysis, caul(is) +‎ -i- +‎ flower. Cognate with French chou-fleur, Italian cavolfiore. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒl.i.flaʊ.ə/, /ˈkɒl.ɪ.flaʊ.ə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/, /ˈkɑl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/ === Noun === cauliflower (countable and uncountable, plural cauliflowers) Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable. The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant. The swelling of a cauliflower ear. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: カリフラワー (karifurawā) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cauliflower (third-person singular simple present cauliflowers, present participle cauliflowering, simple past and past participle cauliflowered) (ambitransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.