单词 | cauliflower |
释义 | cauliflower /kaw"leuh flow'euhr, -lee-, kol"euh-, kol"ee-/, n. 1. a form of cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis, of the mustard family, whose inflorescence forms a compact, usually whitish head. Cf. broccoli. 2. this head, used as a vegetable. [1590-1600; < L cauli(s) COLE + FLOWER; r. coleflorie < It ca(v)olfiore, equiv. to cavol cole + fiore < L flori- (s. of flos) flower] |
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