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cabbage palmetto

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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

How to use cabbage palmetto in a sentence

There was also the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet, and the cookie diet.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The cooking odors of cabbage and meatloaf and carrots drifted through doorways.
Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life|Paul Hemphill|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not least among Palmetto State glories is the pimento cheeseburger.
The Ultimate Southern Cheeseburger Created in South Carolina|Jane & Michael Stern|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The stewed cabbage is insanely tender, vegetable-sweet, and more luxurious than cabbage has a right to be.
The Heart and Soul (Food) of Orlando|Jane & Michael Stern|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A policeman stopped traffic on Palmetto for the cortege and second line to pass, and in a better street, people broke out dancing.
Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride|Jason Berry|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What of the infinite goodness of God in teaching the grub of the ichneumon-fly to eat up the cabbage caterpillar alive?
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Beans and bacon, cabbage and brown hard dumplings, formed the bill of fare, which the men washed down with plenty of table beer.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Eudora was racing now through the briers, and weeds, and palmetto stumps, and dragging Mandy Ann with her.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
It is crowned, however, with a leaf like that of the palmetto; but the tufts of the dragon tree resemble the yucca in growth.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
His thoughts flew back to the palmetto clearing, where he first saw the little girl and Judy.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for cabbage palmetto

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cabbage palmetto

noun

a tropical American fan palm, Sabal palmetto, with edible leaf buds and leaves used in thatching

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