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

West Indian cabbage palm, which sometimes attains the height of 170 feet, with a straight cylindrical trunk.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

I find, too, that a great deal of the range offers a splendid hog feed from the cabbage palm, the seed of the palmetto and from the mast found in the shinnery.

From Florida: An Ideal Cattle State by Association, Florida State Live Stock

“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