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cabbage tree

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A locality in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Cordyline australis, a hardy, widely branched monocot tree endemic to New Zealand, a traditional source of food and fiber.

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Synonyms: cabbage palm

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

Any of several other similar trees of the genus Cordyline.

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noun

Meaning 4

The worm bark tree, Andira inermis.

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noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: grass tree, Cordyline australis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tree

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noun

Meaning 6

tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: cabbage bark, cabbage-bark tree, Andira inermis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: angelim, andelmin

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noun

Meaning 7

Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cabbage palm, Livistona australis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: palm, palm tree

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