Brassicaceae (mustard, or cabbage family) » *Brassica oleracea* var. * botrytis*
*BRAS-ee-ka* -- from the classical Latin name for cabbage *awl-lur-RAY-see-uh* -- edible vegetable *bot-RYE-tis* -- referring to large edible head of crowded white flower buds *commonly known as*: cauliflower • Assamese: ফুল-কবি ful kobi • Bengali: ফুলকপি fulkopi • Gujarati: ફૂલકોબી phulkobi, ફૂલકોબીજ phulkobij • Hindi: फूल गोभी phul gobhi, फूल कोबी phul kobi • Kannada: ಹೂವುಕೋಸು huvukosu • Konkani: फुल्लावर phullavar, पुल्ल कोसु pulla kosu • Lushai: antam pâr hlâwm, antam pâr hlûm • Malayalam: ഒരിനം മുട്ടക്കോസ് orinam muttakkoos, പൂഗോവീസ് ചീര puugooviis ciira • Manipuri: gobi • Marathi: फ्लावर flower • Nepali: काउलि kauli, फुल्-गोबि phul-gobi • Oriya: phul kobi • Punjabi: ਗੋਭੀ gobhi • Sindhi: گُلَگوبيِ gula gobii • Tamil: பூகோசு pookocu • Telugu: మట్టకోసు mattakosu • Urdu: gul-lahana, پهولکوبي phulkobi *Distribution*: only cultivated *Edible use*: > ... the flower-head of this plant (as VEGETABLE) > ... may be eaten cooked, raw or pickled ... Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauliflower%20> > *some facts*: > ... the flower-head is also known as the *white curd* ... technically, > aborted floral meristems ... in simple words, underdeveloped buds > ... cauliflower and broccoli are different varieties of the same species > There are four major groups of cauliflower ... Italian ... Northwest > European biennial ... Northern European annuals ... Asian > Quoted from Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauliflower>
