cauliflower

/'kɔliflauə/

Thân thiện

A chef chops a fresh cauliflower on a wooden cutting board.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of vegetable: A plant (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) cultivated for its edible head, which consists of a compact mass of undeveloped white flower buds.
   • The edible part of this plant: The large, white, dense head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She bought a fresh cauliflower from the market.
  • Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable that can be roasted, mashed, or used to make rice.
  • The recipe calls for one head of cauliflower.

Advanced Usage

• "Cauliflower ear": A permanent deformity of the outer ear caused by repeated injury, common in boxers and wrestlers, where the ear becomes swollen and lumpy, resembling the surface of a cauliflower.
  • After years of wrestling, he developed a pronounced cauliflower ear.

Variants and Related Words

• Cauliflower cheese (n): A dish consisting of cauliflower in a cheese sauce, often baked.
  • Cauliflower cheese is a popular side dish in the UK.

Synonyms

• Broccoli (n): A related green vegetable in the same species, but with a different flower structure.
• Cabbage (n): A closely related plant in the same species, cultivated for its leaves.

Related Phrases

• "To go to cauliflower": An informal idiom meaning to become broken into many small pieces or to deteriorate into a messy state (less common).
  • After the collision, the front of the car just went to cauliflower.

Học thuật

Noun

1. compact head of white undeveloped flowers
2. a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds

Từ đồng nghĩa

• brassica oleracea botrytis