cauliflower

名词 cauliflower:

1. a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
   同义词：Brassica oleracea botrytis
2. compact head of white undeveloped flowers

1. That cauliflower ear is a sure sign that he was once a professional boxer.
   那只开花耳朵是他曾经当过职业拳击手的确凿标记。
2. A plant cultivated for an edible part, such as the root of the beet, the leaf of spinach, or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower.
   蔬菜因其可食部分而种植的植物，如甜菜根、菠菜叶或者椰菜、花椰菜的花蕾等

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n.（名词）
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.
花椰菜，花菜，菜花：十字花科的一种草本植物（花椰菜 或 花菜） ，与卷心菜和花椰菜有联系，生有白色未充分发育的花朵和有大的可食的花头

来源：
Probably alteration influenced by flower
可能为 受 flower的影响
of New Latin cauliflora
现代拉丁语 cauliflora的变化
Latin caulis [stem]
拉丁语 caulis [茎]
Latin flôs flôr- [flower] * see flower
拉丁语 flôs flôr- [花] *参见 flower