cauliflower
n.
type of vegetable which resembles broccoli
Cauliflower
cauliflower
Noun
1. a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
(synonym) Brassica oleracea botrytis
(hypernym) crucifer, cruciferous plant
2. compact head of white undeveloped flowers
(hypernym) cruciferous vegetable
(part-holonym) Brassica oleracea botrytis
Cauliflower
(n.)
The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant.
(n.)
An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Cauliflower
To dream of eating it, you will be taken to task for neglect of duty. To see it growing, your prospects will brighten after a period of loss. For a young woman to see this vegetable in a garden, denotes that she will marry to please her parents and not herself.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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