tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic
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cabbage tree::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | andira inermis, cabbage-bark tree, cabbage bark |
| Type of | andelmin, angelim |
cabbage tree::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cabbage palm, livistona australis |
| Type of | palm tree, palm |
cabbage tree::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cordyline australis, grass tree |
| Type of | tree |
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Lunch was eaten in the shade of a cabbage tree grove, cicadas providing the music.
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A mature cabbage tree reigns over the smart but low-maintenance front garden.
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Ti kouka is the Maori name for cabbage tree, and is eminently more palatable.
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There's an imported New Zealand tree called the cabbage tree that does well.
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It offers a range of cottages, cabins, caravans and campsites set amid cabbage tree palms.
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Cabbage tree seed also has a store of oil, which means it remains viable for several years.
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Cabbage tree leaves contain oils which make them burn readily.
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Natural and planted groves of the cabbage tree were harvested.
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It leads, via 40km of twisting road and ever-denser cabbage-tree palms, to the white, crunchy sands of Seven Mile Beach.
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