cauliflower

Everyday

1. A cauliflower is a vegetable with a large, firm white head made of tiny flower buds, surrounded by green leaves. tree →
2. (as food) Cauliflower is the vegetable cooked or raw. tree →

In the lessons

In food and healthy eating lessons cauliflower is a vegetable in the cabbage family (with broccoli and Brussels sprouts), full of vitamin C and fibre. In the UK cauliflower cheese is a classic dish. In maths, a cauliflower (especially Romanesco) shows a fractal pattern where small parts look like the whole. Phrases: cauliflower cheese, cauliflower rice, cauliflower ear.

Examples

• Dad made cauliflower cheese for tea. tree →
• A cauliflower is really a bunch of tiny flower buds. tree →
• Cauliflower can be white, orange, green or purple. tree →
• Romanesco cauliflower makes spiral fractal shapes. tree →
• We grew a cauliflower in the school garden. tree →
• Cauliflower rice is made by chopping it very finely. tree →
• A rugby player can get «cauliflower ear» from bumps to the ear. tree →
• “And after the cauliflower, some cake and jam.” tree →

Note

Countable for the whole vegetable (two cauliflowers), uncountable as food (some cauliflower). Spelling: cauli-flower. «Cauliflower ear» is a swollen ear from injuries.