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Definition of Areca nut
1. Noun. Seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia.
Generic synonyms: Edible Seed
Group relationships: Areca Catechu, Betel Palm
Definition of Areca nut
1. Noun. The seed of the areca palm (not a true nut but a drupe), chewed as a mild stimulant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Areca Nut
Literary usage of Areca nut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1917)
"i nib-dun, First the priestess laid an areca-nut on its betel-leaf in the water :it
... Singan next put one areca-nut and one betel-leaf on a large stone, ..."
2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society by Bombay Natural History Society (1889)
"15—A BRANCHING ARECA-NUT PALM. I HAVE to add to the accounts of branching Palms,
formerly recorded in our Journal, the following note of a branching ..."
3. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1863)
"Dr. Barclay says : " The areca nut is the kernel of the fruit of the species of
palm called areca catechu, it is commonly called the betel nut, ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Among cases, 98% chewed areca nut regularly in one form or the other whereas
among controls 35% chewed areca nut, giving an overall relative risk of 109.6. ..."
5. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1863)
"Dr. Barclay says : "The areca nut is the kernel of the fruit of the species of
palm called areca catechu, it is commonly called the betel nut, ..."
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