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cabbage palm
noun
- any of several palms, especially those of the genus Euterpe, having terminal leaf buds that are eaten as a vegetable or in salads.
cabbage palm
noun
- a West Indian palm, Roystonea (or Oreodoxa ) oleracea, whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage
- a similar Brazilian palm, Euterpe oleracea
- an Australian palm tree, Livistona australis
- any of several plants of the genus Cordyline , grown as ornamentals: family Agavaceae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cabbage palm1
First recorded in 1765–75
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