From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cauliflower \Cau"li*flow'er\, noun [F. choufleur, modified by E. Cole. L. caulis, and by E. flower; F. chou cabbage is fr. L. caulis stalk, cabbage, and fleur flower is fr. L. flos flower. See {Cole}, and {Flower}.]
1. (Bot.) An annual variety of {Brassica oleracea}, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
2. The edible head or ''curd'' of a cauliflower plant.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds [syn: {Brassica oleracea botrytis}]
2: compact head of white undeveloped flowers
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