(informal) Clipping of cauliflower.

(architecture) Each of the main stalks which support the volutes and helices of a Corinthian capital. / (botany) The stalk of a plant, especially a herbaceous stem in its natural state.

plural of cauli

plural of caulie

Alternative form of cauli (“cauliflower”)

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable. / The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.

(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.

Having the form of a caulis.

(botany) Growing immediately on a caulis, the main stem of a plant; of or pertaining to a caulis.

(boxing, wrestling, sports) An ear swollen and deformed by repeated blows, common among boxers and rugby players.