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cabbage-palm
n.
same as cabbage-tree1 (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Cabbage
·noun The cabbage palmetto. ·see <<Below>>.
II. Cabbage ·vi To form a head like that the cabbage; a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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cabbage
Cloth, stuff, or silkpurloined by laylors from their employers, which they deposit in a place called...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cabbage
A cant word for shreds and patches made by tailors in cutting out clothes.--Todd. From this comes to...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cabbage
Those principally useful to the seaman are the esculent cabbage-tree (Areca oleracea), which attains...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Palm
·vt To <<Handle>>.
II. Palm ·noun The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
III. Palm ·add. ·vt To "...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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palm
The triangular face of the fluke of an anchor. Also, a shield-thimble used in sewing canvas, rope, &...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Sea cabbage
·- ·see Sea kale, under <<Kale>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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cabbage garden
a name applied to the colony of Victoria by Sir John Robertson, the Premier of New South Wales,in co...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cabbage-tree
n
1) Name given to various palmtrees of which the heart of the young leaves is eaten like thehead o...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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maori-cabbage
n.
the wild cabbage of NewZealand, Brassica spp., N.O. Cruciferae, said tobe descended from the cab...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native cabbage
n.
The Nasturtiumpalustre, De C., N.O. Cruciferae, is so called,but in spite of its name it is not ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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skunk cabbage
(Lat. Ictodes foetidus.) A strong-scented, repulsive plant, exceedingly meritorious of the name it b...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Coco palm
·- ·see <<Cocoa>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cocoa palm
·- A palm tree producing the cocoanut (Cocos nucifera). It grows in nearly all tropical countries, a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cohune palm
·add. ·- A Central and South American pinnate-leaved palm (Attalea cohune), the very large and hard ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Doom palm
·- A species of palm tree (Hyphaene Thebaica), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, whic...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Doum palm
·- ·see Doom palm.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fan palm
·- Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamaerops humilis of Southern Europe; ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Grugru palm
·- A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. ·see Macaw tree, under <<Macaw>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ita palm
·- A magnificent species of palm (Mauritia flexuosa), growing near the Orinoco. The natives eat its ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Jaggery palm
·add. ·- An East Indian palm (Caryota urens) having leaves pinnate with wedge-shaped divisions, the ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Jagua palm
·- A great Brazilian palm (Maximiliana regia), having immense spathes which are used for baskets and...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Jupati palm
·- A great Brazilian palm tree (Raphia taedigera), used by the natives for many purposes.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Palm Sunday
·- The Sunday next before Easter;
— so called in commemoration of our Savior's triumphal entry into...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Raffia palm
·add. ·- The jupati palm.
II. Raffia palm ·add. ·- A pinnate-leaved palm (Raphia ruffia) native of ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Palm tree
(Heb. tamar), the date-palm characteristic of Palestine. It is described as "flourishing" (Ps. 92:12...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Alexandra Palm
n.
a Queensland tree, Ptychosperma alexandrae, F. v. M. A beautifully markedwood much used for maki...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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corypha-palm
n.
an obsolete name for Livistona inermis, now called Cabbage-tree (q.v.).
1847. L. Leichhardt, `O...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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lawyer-palm
See lawyer
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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nut-palm
n.
a tree, Cycas media,R. Br., N.O. Cycadeae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 21:
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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palm, alexandra
n.
a Queensland timber-tree, Ptychosperma alexandrae, F. v. M., N.O. Palmeae.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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palm, black
n.
a Queensland timber-tree, Ptychosperma normanbyi, F. v. M., N.O. Palmeae.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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palm nut
n.
See under nut.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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palm-wine
A sub-acid and pleasant fermented tropical drink. (See toddy.)
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Palm Tree
(Heb. tamar). Under this generic term many species are botanically included; but we have here only t...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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cabbage-tree mob
and Cabbagites
obsolete Australian slang for modern Larrikins (q.v)., becausewearing cabbage-tree h...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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palm, walking-stick
n.
a Queensland plant, Bacularia monostachya, F. v. M., N.O. Palmeae.So called because the stem is ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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walking-stick palm
n.
See under palm, walking-stick.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Palm trees, The city of
The name given to Jericho (q.v.), Deut. 34:3; Judg. 1:16; 3:13.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary