betel palm

noun

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

Similar
areca palmopehAreca catechu

Meanings

nounbetel palm (plural betel palms)

plural betel palms

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

    Synonyms: areca palm, opeh

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Asiatic palm, Areca catechu, whose seeds are betel nuts.

More synonyms by meaning

nounsoutheastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)

Similar
Areca palmAreca catechu
Broader
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic فَوْفَل
  • فَوْفَل (fawfal)Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Chinese Mandarin 檳榔 /槟榔
  • 檳榔 /槟榔 (bīngláng)Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Finnish arekapalmu, betelpalmu
  • arekapalmuAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • betelpalmuAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • pähkinäbetelpalmuAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
German Betelpalme, Betelnusspalme
  • BetelpalmeAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • BetelnusspalmeAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • ArekapalmeAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Hungarian bételpálma
  • bételpálmaAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Indonesian pinang
  • pinangAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Japanese 檳榔
  • 檳榔 (binrou)Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Malay pinang
  • pinangAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Polish areka
  • arekaAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Portuguese areca, arequeira
  • arecaAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • arequeiraAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Spanish areca
  • arecaAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Swahili mpopoo
  • mpopooAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Tamil பாக்கு
  • பாக்கு (pākku)Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Thai หมาก
  • หมาก (màak)Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Vietnamese cây cau
  • cây cauAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Cite this entry
APA

betel palm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betel%20palm

MLA

“betel palm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betel%20palm. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betel palm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betel%20palm.

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