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areca nut

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

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

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  1. edible seed

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  • jinglebelljosie commented on the word areca nut

    the seed from the areca, a tropic palm; chewed with betel leaves similarly to tobacco chewing

    August 22, 2008