cabbage tree

/ˌkæbɪdʒ tri/

Other forms: cabbage trees

Definitions of cabbage tree

1. noun

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

   type of:

   palm, palm tree

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

   tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic
   synonyms: Andira inermis, cabbage bark, cabbage-bark tree

   type of:

   andelmin, angelim

   any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira
3. noun

   elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand
   synonyms: Cordyline australis, grass tree

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms