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areca

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ar=e=ca

CIDE DICTIONARY

arecan. [Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca.].
     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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

areca, n. any tropical palm of the genus Areca, native to Asia.

Idiom
areca nut the astringent seed of a species of areca, A. catechu: also called betel-nut.
Etymology
Port. f. Malayalam {aacute}dekka

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