noun
1. : any of several palms having an edible terminal bud:
a. : an Australian palm of the genus Livistona (especially L. australis )
b. New Zealand : ti 1
c. : cabbage palmetto
2. : any of certain trees resembling in some respect a cabbage palm: as
a. : cabbage bark
b. : any of several African araliaceous trees (genus Cussonia ) with soft spongy wood and sparse angular branches that terminate in tufted foliage or in a spikelike inflorescence