noun (n)

• plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds(noun.plant)

  Synonym:
  brassica oleracea italica
  

  source: wordnet30
• branched green undeveloped flower heads(noun.food)

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913