palm cabbage

noun

1. cabbage palm.
2. the edible bud of a cabbage palm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of palm cabbage¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Palm-wine is the sap of the tree; and its top furnishes a most delicious dish, called palm-cabbage.

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In Jersey, the Palm Cabbage is much cultivated, and reaches a considerable height.

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We ate luncheon—a bit of cold duck, some koonti-bread, and a dish of palm-cabbage.

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As in other palms, the young bud cut out of the top of the tree forms an esculent vegetable, “palm cabbage.”

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