檳榔

Etymology
Described in ' and '.

Borrowed from a Southern language, possibly a Mon-Khmer or Austronesian language. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (< 🇨🇬), as well as 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (< 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 and perhaps Chinese.

Noun

 * 1) betel palm
 * 2) betel nut; areca nut

Etymology 1


From, itself from.

Noun

 * , the areca or betel palm

Usage notes
As with many terms in biology, this term is often spelled in katakana.

Derived terms

 * : areca nut, betel nut

Etymology 2


. From, but the use of this term as an alternative spelling is of uncertain derivation.

Usage notes
As with many terms in biology, this term is often spelled in katakana.