(n.) 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.
Example Sentences:
(1) A gradual decrease in the number of viable L. monocytogenes cells was observed in juice and sauce held at 21 degrees C. In contrast, the organism died rapidly when suspended in commercial tomato ketchup at 5 and 21 degrees C. Unlike low-acid raw salad vegetables such as lettuce, broccoli, asparagus, and cauliflower on which we have observed L. monocytogenes grow at refrigeration temperatures, tomatoes are not a good growth substrate for the organism.
(2) The bearish 44-year-old chief executive seems about as pleased to have an interview in the diary as a boy faced with a plate of broccoli.
(3) Perhaps the powers from on high will decide that picnics in Kensington Gardens can only comprise quinoa salads and raw broccoli.
(4) In neighbouring Honduras , a group of farmers who were tired of seeing the lion's share of their produce go to middlemen decided three years ago to work with buyers in the country's largest city, San Pedro Sula, selling directly to supermarkets and fast-food chains, to offer a steady supply of lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli and other vegetables.
(5) The results indicated that the optimal cropping pattern for the minimum-cost diets for auto consumption include traditional foods (corn, beans, broad bean, wheat, potato), non-traditional foods (carrots, broccoli, beets) and foods of animal origin (milk, eggs).
(6) Recovery data were obtained by fortifying 5 different crops (apples, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, and potatoes) at 0.05 and 0.5 ppm.
(7) The foods were cream, homogenized milk, raw milk, cheese, raw chicken, raw oysters, frozen broccoli, flour, and spices.
(8) A statistically significant inverse relationship was found between the risk of skin cancer and a high intake of fish (p = 0.05); vegetables in general (p < 0.001); beans, lentils, or peas (p < 0.001), carrots, silverbeet (Swiss chard), or pumpkin (p < 0.001); cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, brussel sprouts, or broccoli) (p < 0.001); and beta-carotene- and vitamin C-containing foods (p = 0.004).
(9) Rats were fed a ten percent broccoli diet for 7 days.
(10) La Suvera, Pievescola The hotel's L'Oliviera restaurant, inside an old olive mill, offers signature dishes such as lobster ravioli with broccoli.
(11) Customers prefer Guatemalan vegetables because "they are bigger, cleaner and last longer" than local produce, says market seller Pedro Antonio Morales as he sprinkles the broccoli, cabbage, cucumber and tomatoes with water to combat the afternoon heat.
(12) Ford's motorsport supremo Walter Hayes had fallen into conversation with the film producer Albert "Cubby" Broccoli, with the result that AMR suddenly found itself building a handful of Ford Zephyr-engined cars for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).
(13) Active myrosinase was thus essential for the capacity of glucosinolates from broccoli (mainly indolyl glucosinolates) to induce the activity of several cytochrome P-450 isoenzymes involved in the metabolism of AP and MZ.
(14) Serves 2 1 lemon, very thinly sliced 1 tsp salt 1 tsp caster sugar For the garam masala 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 2 cardamom pods, seeds only ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 whole clove For the prawns 2 small shallots, halved 10g ginger, finely grated 2 garlic cloves, finely grated ½ tsp chilli flakes 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and finely chopped 125g tenderstem broccoli, sliced into thirds 200g large prawns, peeled 5g each of basil and coriander, leaves picked 1 Place the lemon slices in a bowl and sprinkle both sides with the salt and caster sugar.
(15) Add the broccoli and cook over a medium heat for 2 minutes.
(16) That’s what she [Broccoli] has been brilliant at, and that’s how it’ll survive.
(17) Learning apps are often like “chocolate coated broccoli”, says Manches, based on dull and unhelpful learning approaches disguised with whizzy sound and colour effects.
(18) You can't grow bananas in Alaska or broccoli at the equator unless you're willing to expend a lot of money to create a very controlled environment, and even then, it's going to be fussy and painstaking.
(19) The new method has been adopted as official first action to replace the existing method, except for broccoli.
(20) Researchers from the University of East Anglia found that sulforaphane – a compound found mainly in broccoli but also in sprouts and cabbage – slows down the destruction of cartilage in joints associated with painful and often debilitating osteoarthritis.
Cauliflower
Definition:
(n.) An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
(n.) The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant.
Example Sentences:
(1) Supermarkets are slashing the price of cauliflower because a relatively warm start to the year has produced a glut of florets.
(2) The Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (CaMV) genome is a double-stranded DNA molecule of about 5 million daltons.
(3) The cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35 S RNA is a full-length transcript of the viral genome.
(4) This delta pro mutant sequence, as well as the sequence of the wild-type sporamin cDNA, was placed downstream from the promoter of the 35S transcript from cauliflower mosaic virus and introduced into the genome of suspension-cultured tobacco cells by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation.
(5) An Spm element expressed from the stronger cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter trans-activates transposition of a dSpm element earlier after its introduction into tobacco cells than an element expressed from its own promoter.
(6) The CyMV CP gene was placed downstream of a cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter and the chimaeric gene was transferred into Nicotiana benthamiana.
(7) By contrast, cauliflower contains MGDG with C16:3 fatty acid, and the incorporation of sn-glycerol 3-phosphate into MGDG by the enzymes associated with envelope membranes is not limited by the phosphatidate phosphatase.
(8) A gradual decrease in the number of viable L. monocytogenes cells was observed in juice and sauce held at 21 degrees C. In contrast, the organism died rapidly when suspended in commercial tomato ketchup at 5 and 21 degrees C. Unlike low-acid raw salad vegetables such as lettuce, broccoli, asparagus, and cauliflower on which we have observed L. monocytogenes grow at refrigeration temperatures, tomatoes are not a good growth substrate for the organism.
(9) The sarcocyst appeared large having a thick cyst wall with evident septa extending into the cyst and, characteristically, broad branched cauliflower like protrusions extending into the pericystic zone.
(10) Radiological examination disclosed a cauliflower-like appearance of the finger tips and thickness of the heel pads.
(11) CAT expression could be strongly induced by coexpression of the cauliflower mosaic virus encoded translation transactivator.
(12) At higher magnification the synoviocytes showed evidence of considerable surface activity (smooth granules, larger cauliflower-like excrescences, thin lamelliform filopodia).
(13) Recovery data were obtained by fortifying 5 different crops (apples, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, and potatoes) at 0.05 and 0.5 ppm.
(14) The enzyme is also sensitive to externally added thionins when expressed in the cytoplasmic compartment of tobacco protoplasts transformed with the Gus gene under the 35S promoter of the cauliflower mosaic virus.
(15) Pour on to a large platter or individual plates, spoon the cauliflower and chickpeas on top, followed by the egg, tomatoes and chilli sauce.
(16) The lacI gene was modified to allow optimal expression in plant cells and then placed downstream of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S RNA promoter.
(17) Expression of the GUS reporter gene from nonreplicating viral DNA templates was similar to GUS expression from the 35S promoter of cauliflower mosaic virus in N. tabacum protoplasts.
(18) I make ful cobi with my cookery students: carrot, peas, cauliflower and sweetcorn, gently stir-fried with mustard seeds, ginger, garlic and green chillies, and they're amazed how tasty it is.
(19) Both calmodulin genes, under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter, were expressed in transgenic tobacco.
(20) The cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S RNA promoter has the same hexameric sequence, and mutation analyses confirmed that the hexamer contributed greatly to transcription from the 35S promoter when a test gene with this promoter was introduced into sunflower cells.