betel palm

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betel palm

A tropical Asian feather-leaved palm (Areca catechu) cultivated for its seeds. Also called catechu.

betel palm

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical Asian feather palm, Areca catechu, with scarlet or orange fruits See betel nut

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betel palm - southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)

Areca catechu

areca nut, betel nut - seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia

areca - any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts

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