Cauliflower vs. Broccoli

Cauliflowernoun

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.

Cauliflowernoun

The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.

Cauliflowernoun

An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.

Cauliflowernoun

The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant.

Cauliflowernoun

a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds

Cauliflowernoun

compact head of white undeveloped flowers

Cauliflower

Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea in the genus Brassica, which is in the Brassicaceae (or Mustard) family. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed.

Broccolinoun

A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

Broccolinoun

A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or flowering head, is the part used for food.

Broccolinoun

plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds

Broccolinoun

branched green undeveloped flower heads

Broccoli

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) is an edible green plant in the cabbage family (family Brassicaceae, genus Brassica) whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable.