Main Entry: cau·li·flow·er

Pronunciation: \ˈkȯ-li-ˌflau̇(-ə)r, ˈkä-, -lē-\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Italian cavolfiore, from cavolo cabbage (from Late Latin caulus, from Latin caulis stem, cabbage) + fiore flower, from Latin flor-, flos — more at cole, blow

Date: 1597

: a garden plant (Brassica oleracea botrytis) related to the cabbage and grown for its compact edible head of usually white undeveloped flowers; also : its flower cluster used as a vegetable