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檳榔樹
びんろうじゅビンロウジュ (nokanji)
1. [n] [uk]
▶ areca palm (Areca catechu)
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2234830 檳榔子【びんろうじ】 1. areca nut
  ⇐ see: 2234820 檳榔【びんろう】 1. areca palm (Areca catechu)
2. [n] [col,uk]
▶ betel palm
▶ betel nut tree



History:
3. A 2014-07-01 05:18:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Ngrams
  Comments:
ビンロウジュ is more common.
  Diff:
@@ -9,0 +10,4 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>ビンロウジュ</reb>
+<re_nokanji/>
+</r_ele>
@@ -11,0 +16 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
@@ -16,0 +22 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
2. A* 2014-07-01 04:29:17  Hendrik
  Refs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betel_nut
  Comments:
The mistaken names "betel palm" and "betel nut" comes from the fact that in Asian countries the nuts of the areca palm are wrapped in leaves of the betel plant (蒟醤) when used as stimulans. (I learned that in Taiwan but found references - for the record - that support this in enough detail.)
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+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&col;</misc>
1. A 2006-08-08 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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