Cabbage-tree
11cabbage-tree hat — /kab ij tree /, Australian. a broad brimmed hat made from cabbage tree leaves. [1875 80] * * * …
12cabbage-tree mob — /ˈkæbɪdʒ tri ˌmɒb/ (say kabij tree .mob) noun Australian History a group of unruly young men of the 1850s, usually native born city dwellers, wearing cabbage tree hats …
13cabbage tree — 1. any tropical tree or treelike plant having leaves or edible shoots suggestive of cabbage. 2. an Australian palm tree of the genus Livistona, esp. L. australis. [1715 25] * * * …
14cabbage tree — noun a cabbage palm, especially a New Zealand tree grown for its sugary sap or for ornament. [Cordyline australis.] …
15cabbage tree — SYN: andira …
16cabbage-tree — …
17Cabbage tree hat — a rat, an informer …
18cabbage tree hat — Australian Slang a rat, an informer …
19Cabbage Tree Island — noun a small island off the coast of NSW near Port Stephens; noted for seabirds; first fauna reserve in NSW …
20Cabbage — Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See {Chief},… …