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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.
cabbage tree
noun
- Also calledti 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of cabbage tree1
First recorded in 1715–25
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Example Sentences
This island is well covered with wood, the chief of which is the large and dwarf mangrove, the bamboo, and the cabbage tree.
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There were no trees fit for masts, but there was much fine timber, among which was the cabbage-tree.
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He measured a cabbage-tree 120 feet in length, and some were longer.
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One I made six shillings of, but the cabbage-tree hat is worth a pound.
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A 'cabbage-tree' is an immense sun-protecting hat, rather like the top of a cabbage-tree in shape.
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