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 moth, cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, cabbage root fly, cabbage rose, cabbage tree, cabbage white, cabbage-tree hat, cabbagehead, cabbagetown, cabbageworm

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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