NOUN
- seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
How To Use areca nut In A Sentence
- Then you take chopped up betel nut (or areca nut, which is similar to nutmeg in hardness and texture) and fold the leaf over the the ingredients. Trying Food in India « Colleen Anderson
- Both the areca nut and santonin may be given with the feed. Common Diseases of Farm Animals
- It consists of a dried paste that often includes tobacco, areca nuts, catechu, and scent or flavoring.
- Betel leaves, areca nuts, and fruits are distributed to wedding guests and observers.
- Nair et al. first demonstrated that aqueous extracts of areca nut and catechu were capable of generating superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide at pH > 9.5.
- Chewing the areca nut or betel leaf - this is a common practice among certain cultural groups such as those with Bangledeshi heritage.
- Sitting next to the temple's outer wall, she sold tobacco, sirih pinang (traditional chewing paste consisting of betel leaves, areca nut, lime and gambier) and candies to Yundana.
- Red mud paths dissect the vibrant green of paddy fields, the dense foliage of coconut, jackfruit, cashew, areca nut and bamboo plantations.
- Several carcinogens are derived from tobacco but also from areca nut.
- Paan: small pieces of areca nut are mixed with several other ingredients, sometimes including tobacco, wrapped in a betel leaf and chewed
