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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Example Sentences

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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

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

There was the cocoa palm, the date palm, and the cabbage palm, the latter of which furnished us good food, while the wine tree afforded an excellent and cooling drink.

From Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America by G. Whitfield Ray

As no anchorage was found for the ships they stood away for Palmerston’s Island, which was found to be thickly covered with cocoanut trees, pandanus, cabbage palm, and grass.

From Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by William Henry Giles Kingston

We met with Zambos carrying on their shoulders the cylinders of palmetto, improperly called the cabbage palm, three feet long and five to six feet thick.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt

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