Cau'li-flow'er, n.

n. [From Lat. caulis, cōlis, stalk, stem, cabbage-stalk, cabbage, and flower. Cf. A-S. cawel, caul, caul-wyrt, cole, colewort, O. H. Ger. coli, choli, and Sp. coliflor, It. cavolofiore.] (Bot.) A variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the enlarged flower is eaten as a delicacy.