cabbage palm

cabbage palm

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 (def. 2).

Origin:
1765–75
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Cabbage palm is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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cabbage palm or cabbage tree
 
n
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
 
cabbage tree or cabbage tree
 
n

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