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cauli

/ˈkɒli/

cauli is the clipping of cauliflower.

Meaning of cauliflower

Noun

cauliflower (countable and uncountable, plural cauliflowers)

  1. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
    • ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.1767, A Lady [Hannah Glasse], The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Eaſy […] , page 326
  2. The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
  3. The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
    • His ears were small (fortunately so, given his dramatic hairstyle) and bore no traditional cauliflowers.2018, John Harding, The Whitechapel Whirlwind: The Jack Kid Berg Story

See all 4 meanings of cauliflower

Forms of cauli

pluralcaulis
alternative formcaulie

Questions about cauli

What is cauli the clipping of?
Cauli is the clipping of cauliflower.
How do you pronounce cauli?
Cauli is pronounced /ˈkɒli/.

Words near cauli in the dictionary

  1. Caulfield
  2. Caulfield East
  3. Caulfield North
  4. Caulfield South
  5. Caulfields
  6. cauli
  7. caulicle
  8. caulicles
  9. caulicole
  10. caulicoles
  11. caulicolous

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