cabbage palm

/ˌkæbɪdʒ ˈpɑ(l)m/

Other forms: cabbage palms

Definitions of cabbage palm

1. noun

   low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds
   synonyms: Sabal palmetto, cabbage palmetto

   type of:

   palmetto

   any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
2. noun

   West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
   synonyms: Roystonea oleracea

   type of:

   palm, palm tree

   any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
3. noun

   Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young
   synonyms: Euterpe oleracea

   type of:

   palm, palm tree

   any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
4. noun

   Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
   synonyms: Livistona australis, cabbage tree

   type of:

   palm, palm tree

   any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves