cabbage palm

noun

1. low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds

   Synonyms

   • cabbage palmetto, Sabal palmetto

   Less specific

   • palmetto

   Member of

   • Sabal, genus Sabal

2. West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young

   Synonyms

   • Roystonea oleracea

   Less specific

   • palm, palm tree

   Member of

   • Roystonea, genus Roystonea

3. Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young

   Synonyms

   • cabbage tree, Livistona australis

   Less specific

   • palm, palm tree

   Member of

   • Livistona, genus Livistona

4. Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young

   Synonyms

   • Euterpe oleracea

   Less specific

   • palm, palm tree

   Member of

   • Euterpe, genus Euterpe