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What is the noun for cauliflowerets?

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caulis
  1. (architecture) Each of the main stalks which support the volutes and helices of a Corinthian capital.
  2. (botany) The stalk of a plant, especially a herbaceous stem in its natural state.
  3. Examples:
    1. “In the middle ages the general literary term throughout Europe was coles from caulis, a stalk, and virga, a rod.”
      “Liming the soil helps but you'll probably find you have to grow your cabbages, caulis and sprouts in another area.”
      “In only its first season, the St Asaph Allotment Association found itself winning plaudits for the standard of its spuds, caulis and carrots.”
cauliflower
  1. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of 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.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Vegetables like cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and turnips may reduce the risk of cancerous tumors.”
      “The doe is served with cauliflower, rapini and potato, which hug a cut of deer meat hoisted on a thin bone rising out of the centre of the dish.”
      “I stand outside the vegetable shop as Rose buys some apples, carrots and a cauliflower.”
caulifloret
  1. A single floret of cauliflower.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “After delicately separating the cauliflower into florets, I marveled at the uniformity of each caulifloret.”
caulifloweret
cauli
  1. Contraction of cauliflower.
caulie
  1. (informal) cauliflower
cauliflowerets
cauliflorets
cauliflowers
  1. plural of cauliflower
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Varieties of kale will cross-pollinate, as well as with cabbages and cauliflowers.”
      “Among the varieties, there were 15 white cauliflowers, 3 purple cauliflowers, four broccolis, and a collard.”
      “The broccolis are so similar to the cauliflowers that some account of them may be expected in a treatise on the latter vegetable.”
caulies
  1. plural of caulie
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