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cabbage palm
cabbage palmn.1. A palm (Sabal palmetto) native to the southeast United States, Cuba, and the Bahamas, having a tall single trunk, fanlike leaves, and an edible terminal bud. Also called cabbage palmetto, sabal palm.2. Any of several other palms, such as the açaí palm, with an edible terminal bud.cabbage palm or cabbage treen1. (Plants) a West Indian palm, Roystonea (or Oreodoxa) oleracea, whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage2. (Plants) a similar Brazilian palm, Euterpe oleracea3. (Plants) an Australian palm tree, Livistona australis4. (Plants) any of several plants of the genus Cordyline, grown as ornamentals: family Agavaceaecab′bage palm`
n. any of several palms, esp. those of the genus Euterpe, having terminal leaf buds eaten as a vegetable or in salads. [1765–75] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cabbage palm - low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf budscabbage palmetto, Sabal palmettopalmetto - any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leavesgenus Sabal, Sabal - American dwarf fan palms | | 2. | cabbage palm - West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when youngRoystonea oleraceapalm tree, palm - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leavesgenus Roystonea, Roystonea - a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms | | 3. |  cabbage palm - Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when youngcabbage tree, Livistona australispalm tree, palm - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leavesgenus Livistona, Livistona - fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia | | 4. |  cabbage palm - Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when youngEuterpe oleraceapalm tree, palm - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leavesEuterpe, genus Euterpe - a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America |
Cabbage Palm
Cabbage Palm (Roystonea olerácea, formerly Oreodoxa oleráced), a palm (up to 40 m high) with pinnate leaves (up to 8 m long). It grows wild in the Antilles and in Honduras and is cultivated in the tropics. The cabbage palm’s tender and juicy terminal bud is used for food. Some palm species of such generaas Euterpe and Borassus, whose terminal buds are also used for food, are sometimes called cabbage palms. MedicalSeesaw palmettocabbage palm
Synonyms for cabbage palmnoun low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf budsSynonyms- cabbage palmetto
- Sabal palmetto
Related Wordsnoun West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when youngSynonymsRelated Words- palm tree
- palm
- genus Roystonea
- Roystonea
noun Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when youngSynonyms- cabbage tree
- Livistona australis
Related Words- palm tree
- palm
- genus Livistona
- Livistona
noun Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when youngSynonymsRelated Words- palm tree
- palm
- Euterpe
- genus Euterpe
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