花はな野や菜さい

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noun

Refers to the vegetable cauliflower. The kanji literally mean 'flower vegetable'.

菜vegetable, side dish, greens

椰coconut tree

ブロッコリー
ブロッコリー is broccoli, a closely related vegetable, while 花野菜 is specifically cauliflower.
カリフラワー
カリフラワー is the loanword 'cauliflower', used interchangeably with 花野菜 but more common in modern contexts.

Compound of 花 (flower) and 野菜 (vegetable), literally 'flower vegetable', referring to the appearance of the cauliflower head.