Noun: cauliflower 'kó-li,flaw(-u)r
- Compact head of white undeveloped flowers
"He prepared a creamy cauliflower soup as the first course"
- A cultivated vegetable plant of the cabbage family with a compact head of undeveloped white flower buds
"cauliflower needs cool weather to form good heads";
- Brassica oleracea botrytis
Derived forms: cauliflowers
Type of: crucifer, cruciferous plant, cruciferous vegetable
Encyclopedia: Cauliflower