areca nut
Noun
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Noun
areca nut (plural areca nuts)
- The seed of the areca palm (not a true nut but a drupe), chewed as a mild stimulant.
- 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin 2015, p. 87:
- It was the custom for the Englishmen to bring auspicious gifts, like areca-nuts and saffron, as well as bills and bullion.
- 2011, Deepika Phukan, translating Arupa Patangia Kalita, The Story of Felanee:
- Holding out a tray with betel leaves and areca nut, they knelt before the strapping young boys.
- 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin 2015, p. 87:
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