cabbage palm noun8 •Any of several different types of palms and palm-like plants. •(Australia) Any of several palms of the genera Corypha and Livistona of northeastern and central Australia.Their cabbage, which is known by the name of cabbage-palm, is susceptible of many modes of dressing, and may be ranked among the most delicious foods. — 1791 •(Australia) Corypha utan, an East Asian fan palm (including Northern Australia). •(Australia) Livistona australis, an Australian palm. •Cordyline fruticosa, a tropical tree native to Asia and Polynesia. •Euterpe oleracea (acai palm), a Brazilian palm tree. •Roystonea oleracea, a Caribbean palm. •Sabal palmetto, native to the southeastern United States, Cuba and the Bahamas. formscabbage palms · cabbage-palms