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areca nuts

areca nuts is the plural of areca nut.

Meaning of areca nut

Noun

areca nut (plural areca nuts)

  1. The seed of the areca palm (not a true nut but a drupe), chewed as a mild stimulant.
    • It was the custom for the Englishmen to bring auspicious gifts, like areca-nuts and saffron, as well as bills and bullion.2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 87

Questions about areca nuts

What is areca nuts the plural of?
Areca nuts is the plural of areca nut.

Words near areca nuts in the dictionary

  1. Arebalo
  2. Arebalos
  3. Arebica
  4. areca
  5. areca nut
  6. areca nuts
  7. areca palm
  8. areca palms
  9. arecaceous
  10. arecaidine
  11. arecaine

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