cabbage tree
any tropical tree or treelike plant having leaves or edible shoots suggestive of cabbage.
an Australian palm tree of the genus Livistona, especially L. australis.
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How to use cabbage tree in a sentence
This island is well covered with wood, the chief of which is the large and dwarf mangrove, the bamboo, and the cabbage tree.
The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay | Arthur PhillipThere were no trees fit for masts, but there was much fine timber, among which was the cabbage-tree.
Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry FrithHe measured a cabbage-tree 120 feet in length, and some were longer.
History of the Buccaneers of America | James BurneyOne I made six shillings of, but the cabbage-tree hat is worth a pound.
Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia | William John WillsA 'cabbage-tree' is an immense sun-protecting hat, rather like the top of a cabbage-tree in shape.
Town Life in Australia | R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
British Dictionary definitions for cabbage tree
Also called: ti a tree, Cordyline australis, of New Zealand having a tall branchless trunk and a palmlike top
any of several other similar trees of the genus Cordyline
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