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Definition of Cabbage tree
1. Noun. Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young.
Exact synonyms: Cabbage Palm, Livistona Australis
Generic synonyms: Palm, Palm Tree
Group relationships: Genus Livistona, Livistona
Generic synonyms: Palm, Palm Tree
Group relationships: Genus Livistona, Livistona
2. Noun. Tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic.
Exact synonyms: Andira Inermis, Cabbage Bark, Cabbage-bark Tree
Group relationships: Andira, Genus Andira
Generic synonyms: Andelmin, Angelim
Group relationships: Andira, Genus Andira
Generic synonyms: Andelmin, Angelim
3. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Cordyline Australis, Grass Tree
Group relationships: Cordyline, Genus Cordyline
Generic synonyms: Tree
Group relationships: Cordyline, Genus Cordyline
Generic synonyms: Tree
Medical Definition of Cabbage tree
1. The bark of Andira inermis, a leguminous tree of tropical America, used as an emetic, purgative, and anthelmintic. Synonym: cabbage tree, worm bark. Origin: West Indian native name (05 Mar 2000)