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noun
a fan palm, Sabal palmetto, of the southeastern U.S.: the state tree of Florida and South Carolina.
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Origin of cabbage palmetto
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Words nearby cabbage palmetto
cabbagehead, cabbage lettuce, cabbage looper, cabbage moth, cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, cabbage root fly, cabbage rose, cabbagetown, cabbage tree, cabbage-tree hat
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How to use cabbage palmetto in a sentence
Here the cabbage-palmetto and hard-wood trees rear their tops high in the air—a characteristic of the rich hummock soil.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia SunshineIt is said the trunks are not as strong as those of the cabbage palmetto in Florida.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. GibsonThe cypress, ash, and cabbage-palmetto grow on the banks above Pilatka.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia SunshineFrequently found under signs on trees near borders of towns; under bases of dead petioles of cabbage palmetto (Hebard, 1917).
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
British Dictionary definitions for cabbage palmetto
cabbage palmetto
noun
a tropical American fan palm, Sabal palmetto, with edible leaf buds and leaves used in thatching
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