Name of the tree and fruit of a genus of palms, of which one species (A. Catechu) bears nuts of the size of a nutmeg, which many inhabitants of…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > yielding masticatory products > [noun] > areca palm, nut, or leaf (9) areca1588 Name of the tree and fruit of a genus of palms, of which one species (A. Catechu) bears nuts of the size of a nutmeg, which many inhabitants of… faufel1594 = areca, n. drunken date1597 the betel-nut tree. supari1598 A betel nut (areca nut); (also) the areca palm Areca catechu (now rare). Also: such nuts used as a masticatory, typically contained within a betel… pinang1606 The areca palm, Areca catechu (also pinang tree, pinang palm); (also) the nut or fruit of this palm, the betel nut. Also attributive. betel nut1681 betel nut n. the nut or fruit of the Areca Palm (see areca, n.); so misnamed (by Europeans) because it is chewed with the betel leaf. Hence betel-nu… monkey-face1700 The seed of the areca palm, Areca catechu; a betel nut. Obsolete. betel palm1861 betel nut n. the nut or fruit of the Areca Palm (see areca, n.); so misnamed (by Europeans) because it is chewed with the betel leaf. Hence betel-nu… catechu palm1866 |
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