English-Thai Dictionary
areca
N ผล หมาก pon-mak
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ARECA
A *re "ca, n. Etym: [Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of palms, one species of which produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in India with the leaf of the Piper Betle and lime.
New American Oxford Dictionary
areca
a re ca |əˈrēkə, ˈarikə, ˈe (ə )r- əˈrikə |(also areca palm ) ▶noun a tropical Asian palm. [Genus Areca, family Palmae: several species, in particular A. catechu. ] ORIGIN via Portuguese from Malayalam áḍekka.
areca nut
a re ca nut ▶noun the astringent seed of an areca palm (Areca catechu ), which is often chewed with betel leaves. Also called betel nut.
Oxford Dictionary
areca
areca |ˈarɪkə, əˈriːkə |(also areca palm ) ▶noun a tropical Asian palm. ●Genus Areca, family Palmae: several species, in particular A. catechu. ORIGIN via Portuguese from Malayalam áḍekka.
areca nut
areca nut ▶noun the astringent seed of an areca palm (Areca catechu ), which is often chewed with betel leaves. Also called betel nut.
Spanish Dictionary
areca
areca nombre femenino 1 Árbol tropical de la familia de las palmas, de tronco más grueso por la parte superior que por la base, corteza surcada por multitud de anillos, hojas largas de color verde oscuro que rematan el tronco y flores unisexuales que se unen en una inflorescencia; puede alcanzar hasta 30 m de altura :las hojas de la areca pueden llegar a medir 2 m .2 Fruto de esta planta, en forma de baya ovoide de color anaranjado y cuyas semillas contienen una sustancia colorante :la areca se emplea en Filipinas para hacer buyo .
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