Areca catechu 槟榔
areca catechu[ noun ]
southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)
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Areca \A*re"ca\, n. [Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca.]
(Bot.)
A genus of palms, one species of which ({Areca catechu})
produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in
India and Southeast Asia with the leaf of the {Piper Betle}
and lime.
[1913 Webster +PJC]