: any of several tropical Asian palms (Areca or related genera)
especially
: betel palm
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Local farmers are also protected from imports and smuggling of substandard Indonesian areca nuts via the Bangladesh and Myanmar borders.
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Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2022
Guests first enter the restaurant by way of a sandy path that snakes through a garden of fragrant copal, guayacán and areca trees.
—New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022
In the early 1990s, India produced under 250,000 tonnes of areca nuts, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2022
Their claims are, however, backed up by the National Health Commission, which has included areca nut in its recommended prescription for the pneumonia-like illness.
—Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2020
Betel quid and areca nuts -- which are often used in Southeast Asia for tooth cleaning -- stain the teeth and gums.
—Josefine Hirschfeld, CNN, 9 July 2019
His company, Prakritii, makes plates and bowls from the leaves of south India’s areca palm trees.
—Washington Post, 4 June 2018
His company, Prakritii, makes plates and bowls from the leaves of south India's areca palm trees.
—The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2018
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Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2022
Guests first enter the restaurant by way of a sandy path that snakes through a garden of fragrant copal, guayacán and areca trees.
—New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022
In the early 1990s, India produced under 250,000 tonnes of areca nuts, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2022
Their claims are, however, backed up by the National Health Commission, which has included areca nut in its recommended prescription for the pneumonia-like illness.
—Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2020
Betel quid and areca nuts -- which are often used in Southeast Asia for tooth cleaning -- stain the teeth and gums.
—Josefine Hirschfeld, CNN, 9 July 2019
His company, Prakritii, makes plates and bowls from the leaves of south India’s areca palm trees.
—Washington Post, 4 June 2018
His company, Prakritii, makes plates and bowls from the leaves of south India's areca palm trees.
—The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2018
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“Areca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/areca. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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1
capitalized
: a small genus of pinnate-leaved palms of tropical Asia having thick-rinded fruits and including the betel palm
2
: a palm of the genus Areca or of any of several related genera
especially
: betel palm
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