Name of the tree and fruit of a genus of palms, of which one species (A. Catechu) bears nuts of the size of a nutmeg, which many inhabitants of…
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > areca palms (12) areca1588 Name of the tree and fruit of a genus of palms, of which one species (A. Catechu) bears nuts of the size of a nutmeg, which many inhabitants of… faufel1594 = areca, n. drunken date1597 the betel-nut tree. pinang1606 The areca palm, Areca catechu (also pinang tree, pinang palm); (also) the nut or fruit of this palm, the betel nut. Also attributive. cabbage tree1661 Any of various palm trees whose central unexpanded mass of leaves or terminal bud is eaten like cabbage; esp. (a) the royal palm, Roystonea oleracea… betel-tree1681 betel nut n. the nut or fruit of the Areca Palm (see areca, n.); so misnamed (by Europeans) because it is chewed with the betel leaf. Hence betel-nu… mountain cabbage1681 any tropical American cabbage palm (also mountain cabbage palm, mountain cabbage tree); (also) the edible bud of such a palm. cabbage palm1770 (a) = cabbage tree, n. 1; (b) the cabbage tree of New Zealand, Cordyline australis. cabbage palmetto1802 the palmetto, Sabal palmetto, which has an edible terminal bud. betel palm1861 betel nut n. the nut or fruit of the Areca Palm (see areca, n.); so misnamed (by Europeans) because it is chewed with the betel leaf. Hence betel-nu… catechu palm1866 supari1904 A betel nut (areca nut); (also) the areca palm Areca catechu (now rare). Also: such nuts used as a masticatory, typically contained within a betel… |
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