cabbage-tree

It was so thick with cabbage-tree that they passed in searching for him two or three times.

The Journals of John McDouall Stuart 2007

The country travelled over today has been of the same description, completely covered with long grass; the soil rich, and a great many of the cabbage-tree growing about it.

The Journals of John McDouall Stuart 2007

The cabbage-tree or ti palm is not a true palm, though it looks like one.

A First Year in Canterbury Settlement 2004

The flax and the cabbage-tree and the tussock-grass are the great botanical features of the country.

A First Year in Canterbury Settlement 2004

An old cabbage-tree hat and a blue serge shirt made up the rest of his rig.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

A stockrider, when he would appear in a gay shirt, tight white moleskins, cabbage-tree hat, flash riding-boots with glittering spurs.

The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

Unkempt, bearded to the eyes, there he stood clutching his shapeless old cabbage-tree, in mud-stained jumper and threadbare smalls — the very spit of the unsuccessful digger.

Australia Felix 2003

At 1.27 quarter of a mile south-west, where on the bank of the river we had dinner, and had for salad cabbage-tree sprouts.

Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills William Landsborough

We got a fine potful of cabbage-tree sprouts, which eat like asparagus.

Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills William Landsborough

At this camp we had a potful of cabbage-tree sprouts, and we ate a large quantity of it with lime juice which made it resemble rhubarb in taste.

Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills William Landsborough