cauliflower

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒl.i.flaʊ.ə/|/ˈkɒl.ɪ.flaʊ.ə/    美 /ˈkɔl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/|/ˈkɑl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. countable,uncountable
    — 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.
  2. The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant. countable,uncountable
  3. The swelling of a cauliflower ear. countable,uncountable
    — His ears were small (fortunately so, given his dramatic hairstyle) and bore no traditional cauliflowers.
动词 v.
  1. To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear. ambitransitive
    — I noticed his right ear was badly cauliflowered and that explained a number of things. It wasn't a new job of cauliflowering.

词形变化

cauliflowers plural cauliflowers present,singular,third-person cauliflowering participle,present cauliflowered participle,past cauliflowered past

词汇关系

衍生词
broccoflower buffalo cauliflower cauli cauliflower cheese cauliflower coral cauliflower ear cauliflowered cauliflower fungus cauliflowerlike cauliflower mushroom cauliflower rice cauliflowery caulini sea cauliflower

词源

词源 1
From 16th century cole-florye, equivalent to cole (from Latin caulis) + flower, reformed to more closely match the Latin etymon. Cognate with French chou-fleur, Italian cavolfiore.
词源 2
From 16th century cole-florye, equivalent to cole (from Latin caulis) + flower, reformed to more closely match the Latin etymon. Cognate with French chou-fleur, Italian cavolfiore.
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