areca
/uh-ree-kuh, ar-i-/US // əˈri kə, ˈær ɪ- //UK // (ˈærɪkə, əˈriːkə) //
阿卡,鳄梨,蚁族,鳄梨树
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
Examples
It is prepared from the nut of the areca palm, one of the most beautiful trees in the world.
They at length reached an open lot where a wretched hut stood off by itself surrounded by banana-plants and areca-palms.
Areca-nuts and copra are also exported in some quantities, more especially from Mūar.
Areca, a genus of lofty palms with pinnated leaves, and a drupe-like fruit enclosed in a fibrous rind.
With lime and the leaves of the betel-pepper, the areca-nuts when green form the celebrated masticatory of the East.
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