Definition of Betel palm

1. Noun. Southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk).

Exact synonyms: Areca Catechu
Terms within: Areca Nut, Betel Nut
Generic synonyms: Areca

Definition of Betel palm

1. Noun. An Asiatic palm, ''Areca catechu'', whose seeds are betel nuts ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Betel Palm

betear
beted
betee
beteela
beteelas
beteem
beteeme
beteemed
beteemes
beteeming
beteems
betel
betel leaf
betel leaves
betel nut
betel palm (current term)
betel pepper
betelguese
betell
betelling
betells
betelnut
betelnuts
betels
betentacled
betes
beth
beth hamidrash
bethabara
bethabara wood

Literary usage of Betel palm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston, Arthur Herbert Church (1880)
"The betel-nut and betel-palm; plantations of, in the East; extensive growth in Sumatra.—How this nut is used, and prepared.—Fondness for the betel in India. ..."

2. The Forest Flora of North-west and Central India: A Handbook of the by John Lindsay Stewart, Dietrich Brandis (1874)
"615 ; the betel palm—a tall slender annulate stem, attaining 80ft. and more, ... The finest groves of the betel palm which I have seen are in British Burma ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The betel nut is the fruit of the Areca or betel palm, Arten Catechu, and the betel leaf is the produce of the betel vine or pan, ..."

4. Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat, Charles Otto Blagden (1906)
"... The Betel-palm chief dwelt at ... who are connected with the legend of the poisonous coco-palm and the betel-palm of Bukit ..."

5. The Island of Guam by Leonard Martin Cox, Edward John Dorn, Kenneth Chafee McIntosh, Merlyn Grail Cook, Allen H. White, United States Navy Dept (1917)
"The principal narcotics cultivated on the island are the betel palm and the betel pepper, ... The betel palm, although frequently planted by the natives, ..."

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