cabbage tree

noun

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.

Origin of cabbage tree

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby cabbage tree

cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, cabbage root fly, cabbage rose, cabbagetown, cabbage tree, cabbage-tree hat, cabbage white, cabbageworm, cabbagy, cabbala

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Example sentences from the Web for cabbage tree

The aqueous solution of cabbage-tree bark, treated with sulphuretted hydrogen and evaporated.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
On the right the bank is steeper, and upon it stand a number of cabbage-tree palms.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay
The cabbage-tree is the tallest that is found in these woods, some exceeding 120 feet in height.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume X|Robert Kerr
Flinders was wearing a cabbage-tree hat, for which a native had a fancy.
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders|Ernest Scott

A '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

cabbage tree

noun

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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单词	cabbage tree
释义	cabbage tree noun 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. Origin of cabbage tree First recorded in 1715–25 Words nearby cabbage tree cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, cabbage root fly, cabbage rose, cabbagetown, cabbage tree, cabbage-tree hat, cabbage white, cabbageworm, cabbagy, cabbala Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cabbage tree The aqueous solution of cabbage-tree bark, treated with sulphuretted hydrogen and evaporated. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley On the right the bank is steeper, and upon it stand a number of cabbage-tree palms. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)\|William Delisle Hay The cabbage-tree is the tallest that is found in these woods, some exceeding 120 feet in height. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume X\|Robert Kerr Flinders was wearing a cabbage-tree hat, for which a native had a fancy. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders\|Ernest Scott A '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 cabbage tree noun 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 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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