名詞 cauliflower:

1. a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
   同義詞：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.
   那只開花耳朵是他曾經(jīng)當(dāng)過職業(yè)拳擊手的確鑿標(biāo)記。
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種植的植物，如甜菜根、菠菜葉或者椰菜、花椰菜的花蕾等

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n.（名詞）
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：十字花科的一種草本植物（花椰菜 或 花菜） ，與卷心菜和花椰菜有聯(lián)系，生有白色未充分發(fā)育的花朵和有大的可食的花頭

來源：
Probably alteration influenced by flower
可能為 受 flower的影響
of New Latin cauliflora
現(xiàn)代拉丁語(yǔ) cauliflora的變化
Latin caulis [stem]
拉丁語(yǔ) caulis [莖]
Latin flôs flôr- [flower] * see flower
拉丁語(yǔ) flôs flôr- [花] *參見 flower