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| | cauliflower - Columbia Encyclopedia article about cauliflower |
 | | Cauliflower is classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə), division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. | | | We have plenty of cases of rudimentary organs in our domestic productions,--as the stump of a tail in tailless breeds,--the vestige of an ear in earless breeds,--the reappearance of minute dangling horns in hornless breeds of cattle, more especially, according to Youatt, in young animals,--and the state of the whole flower in the cauliflower. | | | cauliflower (kô`lĭflou'ər, käl`ĭ–), variety of cabbage cabbage, leafy garden vegetable of many widely dissimilar varieties, all probably descended from the wild, or sea, cabbage (Brassica oleracea) of the family Cruciferae (mustard family), found on the coasts of Europe. |
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| | Allrecipes Cook's Encyclopedia cauliflower |
| | All cauliflower is composed of bunches of tiny florets on clusters of stalks. | | | Some white varieties have a purple or greenish tinge. | | | Refrigerate raw cauliflower, tightly wrapped, for 3 to 5 days; cooked for 1 to 3 days. |
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| | Cauliflower: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic |
| | Cauliflower is a source of nutritional vitamins and minerals. | | | Brassica oleracea or wild cabbage, is a species of brassica native to coastal southern and western europe, where its resistance to salt and calcium... | | | (and the ability to successfully grow cauliflower in a home garden is often thought to be the hallmark of well-managed soil and a good gardener. |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/c/ca/cauliflower.htm
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