betel nut
NounSynonyms:
areca nut
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern AsiaSynonyms: areca nutType of edible seedPart of betel palm, Areca palm
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Be′tel nut′ (…).
The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54