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cauliflower
 
SYLLABICATION:cau·li·flow·er
PRONUNCIATION:  kôl-flour, kl-
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.
ETYMOLOGY:Probably alteration (influenced by flower) of New Latin cauliflra : Latin caulis, stem + Latin fls, flr-, flower; see flower.
 
 
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