You missed the attachments Dinesh ji Tanay On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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> > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
