cabbage tree

cabbage tree
1. any tropical tree or treelike plant having leaves or edible shoots suggestive of cabbage.
2. an Australian palm tree of the genus Livistona, esp. L. australis.
[1715-25]

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  • cabbage tree — noun 1. tree with shaggy unpleasant smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic • Syn: ↑cabbage bark, ↑cabbage bark tree, ↑Andira inermis • Hypernyms: ↑angelim, ↑andelmin …   Useful english dictionary

  • cabbage-tree — pietinė livistona statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Livistona australis), paplitęs Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Livistona australis angl. Australian cabbage palm; Australian fan palm;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • cabbage tree — /ˈkæbɪdʒ tri/ (say kabij tree) noun 1. Also, cabbage tree palm. a tall palm with large leaves, Livistona australis, of the coastal areas of eastern Australia. 2. the small tufted tree Cordyline australis of New Zealand, frequently cultivated as… …  

  • cabbage-tree — /ˈkæbɪdʒ ˌtri/ (say kabij .tree) noun → cabbage tree hat …  

  • Cabbage tree (New Zealand) — For other plants with this name see Cabbage tree. Taxobox name = Cabbage Tree status = secure image width = 240px image caption = Cabbage tree in flower, Dunedin Botanical Gardens regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo …   Wikipedia

  • cabbage-tree hat — noun : an Australian broad brimmed hat plaited from the fibrous leaves of the cabbage tree * * * /kab ij tree /, Australian. a broad brimmed hat made from cabbage tree leaves. [1875 80] * * * cabbage tree hat noun (Aust) A broad brimmed hat made… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cabbage-tree palm — pietinė livistona statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Livistona australis), paplitęs Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Livistona australis angl. Australian cabbage palm; Australian fan palm;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • cabbage-tree hat — /ˌkæbɪdʒ tri ˈhæt/ (say .kabij tree hat) noun a wide brimmed hat made from the leaves of the Australian cabbage tree, a common form of hat in the early days of the colony and later regarded as a symbol of nationalist feeling. Also, cabbage tree …  

  • cabbage-tree hat — /kab ij tree /, Australian. a broad brimmed hat made from cabbage tree leaves. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

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