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cabbage palm

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.


cabbage palm

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cabbage palm1

First recorded in 1765–75

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