cauliflower
cauliflower
Definition
cau·li·flower (kô′lə flo̵u′ər; often, kul′ə-)
noun
- a variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) having a dense white mass of fleshy flower stalks that form the head
- the head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
Etymology: earlier cole florye (altered after cole) < It cavolfiore (< cavolo, cabbage + fiore, flower) > Fr chou-fleur; mod. sp. after L caulis, cabbage
cauliflower
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- large: The center of the soup bowl had large cauliflowers in and different colored tree bark was used to do all the two-foot diameter nuts.
- purple: First I sowed the purple cauliflower, yes purple.
- more: Allotment Diary for Monday 12th June 2006 Back to June entries If at first you don't succeed, sow some more cauliflowers.
- early: Very early cauliflowers may be planted out; also early sown leeks.
Converse of object
- grow: They grow cauliflowers, our red and white cabbages and also potatoes.
- cut: We will cut the last cauliflower of the season this week and the barns are empty of old season potatoes.
- add: When boiling add the cauliflower and cook for five minutes.
- sow: Sow autumn cauliflowers in an outdoor seed bed from the middle of the month onwards.
- chop: For Cauliflower curries: Add the basic ingredients listed above into a saucepan along with the chopped cauliflower.
- cook: Place the cooked cauliflower in a layer on top of the lentils.
Preposition: into
- floret: Jane Baxter 1. Separate cauliflower into resonably large florets.
Modifies a noun
- floret: Raw cauliflower florets are particularly good for scooping up dips.
- mosaic: The cauliflower mosaic viral promoter a recipe for disaster?
- puree: Gradually add the hot milk while stirring to make a thick sauce; stir in the cauliflower purée.
- virus: The cauliflower mosaic virus promoter plays a major role.
- cheese: Then we all had some cauliflower cheese in the dressing room that the catering people had kept for us.
- promoter: The cauliflower mosaic virus promoter plays a major role.
Noun used with modifier
- winter: Carrots and potatoes are still in store but winter cauliflower and spinach comes to an end.
- summer: In some countries no system was available for the summer cauliflower crop.
- baby: A quick status check on the plot, taking stock...more 02-06-2006 Featuring my new addition to the culinary repertoire, baby cauliflower.
Browse dictionary entries near cauliflower
- caulicle
- caulescent
- caules
- cauldron
- caul
- caught up (in)
- caught
- caudle
- caudillos
- caudillo
- cauliflower ear
- cauline
- caulis
- caulk
- caulker
- caulking compound
- caus
- causa
- causable
- causal
