Any of a number of palmlike trees that resemble a cabbage in some way.
a New Zealand tree grown for its sugary sap or for ornament (Cordyline australis, family Agavaceae).a cabbage palm.
‘The false cabbage tree is a tall, straight tree.’
‘I've gone for architectural nikaus and a cabbage tree.’
‘Your roof is patched with rust, tastes bitter as we roll into the plastic gutter and swirl there where the drain's blocked with leaves and a seedling cabbage tree.’
‘He tips the dwarf cabbage tree as a winner because of its exceptional colour, low-growing habit, and flowing flax-like foliage.’
‘It is Christmas day and everyone is singing carols under the cabbage tree.’
‘The kopi were taken there from the mainland, probably by the Moriori who also introduced the cabbage tree.’
‘Give some reasons why this is an appropriate technique for depicting a cabbage tree.’
‘Similar ovens were constructed by the Maori in New Zealand but, although they were called umu ti, the plant baked was a different species, the New Zealand cabbage tree, Cordyline australis.’
‘The 151-hectare resort is very Australian, but not in some laboured ‘throw-another-shrimp’ sense, but in its spaciousness, its bush aromas, the stands of cabbage tree palms, and the alternating silences and ocean sighs.’
‘Zoo staff and school children will help plant baobabs and false cabbage trees, the two chosen trees of the year.’
‘The walk there and back took us through some beautiful bush with huge silver ferns, beach trees, pungas, pohutakawa, cabbage trees and palms.’
‘When cabbage trees erupt, pohutukawa blaze and the first blowfly of summer sings its siren song, count us out.’
‘Settlers walking through the area planted cabbage trees to mark the track.’
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