Sekirov Dictionary

cauliflower

UK /ˈkɒl.i.flaʊ.ə/US /ˈkɔl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
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The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
- His ears were small (fortunately so, given his dramatic hairstyle) and bore no traditional cauliflowers. — 2018

verb1

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To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
- I noticed his right ear was badly cauliflowered and that explained a number of things. It wasn't a new job of cauliflowering. — 1947

forms

cauliflowered · cauliflowering · cauliflowers

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