cabbage palm
noun7 senses
- 1Any of several palms of the genera Corypha and Livistona…
- 2Corypha utan, an East Asian fan palm (including Northern…
- 3Livistona australis, an Australian palm.
- 4Cordyline fruticosa, a tropical tree native to Asia and…
- 5Euterpe oleracea (acai palm), a Brazilian palm tree.
- 6Roystonea oleracea, a Caribbean palm.
- 7Sabal palmetto, native to the southeastern United…
› Any of several different types of palms and…
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Australia Any of several palms of the genera Corypha and Livistona of northeastern and central Australia.
- Their cabbage, which is known by the name of cabbage-palm, is susceptible of many modes of dressing, and may be ranked among the most delicious foods.1791, Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu, Discoveries of the French in 1768 and 1769, page 54:
- It isn't bad when we come back; we notice little similarities to our dreaming places. The cabbage palms, the fire pit, the family.2006, Tara June Winch, Swallow the Air, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 242
› Any of several different types of palms and… › Any of several palms of the genera Corypha…
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Australia Corypha utan, an East Asian fan palm (including Northern Australia).
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Australia Livistona australis, an Australian palm.
› Any of several different types of palms and…
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Cordyline fruticosa, a tropical tree native to Asia and Polynesia.
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Euterpe oleracea (acai palm), a Brazilian palm tree.
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Roystonea oleracea, a Caribbean palm.
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Sabal palmetto, native to the southeastern United States, Cuba and the Bahamas.