the coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distinguished from the whey, or watery part. it is eaten as food, especially when made into cheese.-the coagulated part of any liquid.-the edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower.-to cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.-to become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey