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Meaning of cabbage tree | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Cordyline australis, a hardy, widely branched monocot tree endemic to New Zealand, a traditional source of food and fiber.
  2. A locality in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.
  3. Any of several other similar trees of the genus Cordyline.
  4. The worm bark tree, Andira inermis.

Examples

“Andira inermis. - Smooth bastard cabbage-tree. […] The Smooth Geoffroys, Andira Inermis, or Bastard Cabbage-tree, universally known in the West Indies by the name of the Work Bark-tree, […] The bark of the cabbage tree has a disagreeable, sweet, mucilaginous taste, and a slight but disagreeable odour.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Cabbage Tree Creek Cabbage Tree Island cabbage white cabbage worm cabbage-bark cabbage-head

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