cabbage palm

American  

noun

1. any of several palms, especially those of the genus Euterpe, having terminal leaf buds that are eaten as a vegetable or in salads.

2. cabbage tree.

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cabbage palm British  

noun

1. a West Indian palm, Roystonea (or Oreodoxa ) oleracea, whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage

2. a similar Brazilian palm, Euterpe oleracea

3. an Australian palm tree, Livistona australis

4. any of several plants of the genus Cordyline , grown as ornamentals: family Agavaceae

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Etymology

Origin of cabbage palm

First recorded in 1765–75

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cabbage palm

On the screened front porch, a round table is supported by the base of a cabbage palm.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2015

As we approached the harbour, the cabbage palm became rarer, and entirely disappeared at the head of it.

From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig

“Did you taste the cabbage palm the other day at dinner?” asked Archie.

From The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The cabbage palm is much less common in a wild state, and few planters will take the trouble to cultivate it, since a whole tree must be destroyed to obtain a single dish.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 by Various

A. oleracĕa is the cabbage tree or cabbage palm of the West Indies.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various