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cauliflower , variety of cabbage , with an edible head of condensed flowers and flower stems. Broccoli is the horticultural variety ( botrytis ); both were cultivated in Roman times. Cauliflower is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales, family Cruciferae.

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cauliflower Form of cabbage with a short thick stem, large lobed leaves and edible white or purplish flower clusters that form tightly compressed heads. Family Brassicaceae; species Brassica oleracea botrytis.

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