cabbage palmetto

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Definition of cabbage palmetto in English English dictionary

low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds

A species of palmetto (Sabal palmetto) native to the southeast United States and the Bahamas, having an edible terminal bud and leaves used in religious services on Palm Sunday. Also called cabbage palm

Related Terms

The cabbage palmetto

cabbage

Hyphenation

cab·bage pal·met·to

Turkish pronunciation

käbıc pälmetō

Pronunciation

/ˈkabəʤ palˈmetō/ /ˈkæbəʤ pælˈmɛtoʊ/