a·re·ca ( -r  k,  r -k)n. Any of certain tropical Old World palms, such as those in the genera Areca and Chrysalidocarpus. [Portuguese, from Malayalam a  ekka, areca nut, from Tamil aaikk y.] |
areca [ˈærɪkə əˈriːkə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any of various tall palms of the genus Areca, which are native to SE Asia and have white flowers and orange or red egg-shaped nuts
[from Portuguese, from Malayalam adekka]
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| Noun | 1. |  areca - any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nutsfeather palm - palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves genus Areca - a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees Areca catechu, betel palm - southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk) |
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