檳びん榔ろう

noun

areca palm; betel nut palm

Botanical name Areca catechu; the palm whose seeds are used in betel chewing. In Japanese, often referred to as 檳榔樹 (びんろうじゅ) for clarity.

See also: ビンロウジュ

• 檳びん榔ろうは熱ねっ帯たいアジアで広ひろく栽さい培ばいされている。

  The areca palm is widely cultivated in tropical Asia.

• 檳びん榔ろうの実みは噛かみタバコの原げん料りょうとして使つかわれる。

  The fruit of the areca palm is used as an ingredient in chewing tobacco.

noun

betel palm

Colloquial use; often refers to the same plant as sense 1, but 'betel palm' is a common name in English. In Japanese, 檳榔 is not typically distinguished from areca palm in everyday speech.

• あの庭にわに檳びん榔ろうが植うえてあるよ。

  There's a betel palm planted in that garden.