cauliflower

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Sometimes the root of the cauliflower is attacked.

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  1. noun 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.

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  1. Probably alteration (influenced by flower) of New Latin cauliflōra : Latin caulis, stem + Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower.

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  1. Earlier colliflower, collyflory, colieflorie, cole florie, modified, in imitation of English cole, Latin caulis, and English flower, from the F. name choux floris or fleuris (Cot-grave): choux, plural of chou = English cole, cabbage, from Latin caulis, a cabbage, orig. a stalk (see cole, caulis); floris, fleuris, past participle plural of florir, later fleurir, flourish: see flourish. The present F. form is choufleur = Spanish coliflor = Portuguese couveflor = Italian cavol fiore, literally ‘cole-flower’: see cole and flower.
 

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/ˈkɔlɪflaʊər/
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