Betel Nut or Areca nut

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The Areca nut is the seed of the Areca palm (Areca catechu), which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. The areca nut is not a true nut but rather a drupe. It is commercially available in dried, cured and fresh forms. While fresh, the husk is green and the nut inside is so soft that it can easily be cut with an average knife. In the ripe fruit the husk becomes yellow or orange and, as it dries, the fruit inside hardens to a wood-like consistency. (known as Sarota in Hindi, Paakkuvetti in Malayalam, Adake kattari in Kannada and Aḍakattera in Telugu).

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Location: Trivandrum Kerala India
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