Meaning

1 senses
  1. The seed of the areca palm (not a true nut but a drupe), chewed as a mild stimulant.

    seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia

Forms

plural: areca nuts
Singularareca nut
Pluralareca nuts

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
betel nutbeetel nutbeetle nut
Close in meaning
  • seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia:betel nut

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