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Areca nut

noun
1.
Seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia.  Synonym: betel nut.





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"Areca nut" Quotes from Famous Books



... betel is a species of pepper plant, the leaves of which are wrapped round areca nuts and the chunam—the latter is a kind of burnt-lime made of shells, and the areca nut is the fruit of a species of palm. The Indians, Chinese, half-breeds, and a great number of Creoles, continually chew this mixture, which is reputed to sweeten ...
— Adventures in the Philippine Islands • Paul P. de La Gironiere


Words linked to "Areca nut" :   edible seed, betel nut, Areca catechu, betel palm


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