ARECA
\ˈaɹɛkə], \ˈaɹɛkə], \ˈa_ɹ_ɛ_k_ə]\
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A small genus of East Indian palms (Palmae) whose leaves and nuts yield ARECOLINE. Its leaves and nuts have been used as masticatories, stimulants, and astringents in traditional medicine.
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Is astringent and tonic, and enters into the composition of the Betel, the great masticatory of the Orientals.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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