Areca Definition

ə-rēkə, ărĭ-kə
noun
Any of various other palms in the genera Areca and Dypsis.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Areca) of palm trees, native to Asia and Australia, with a smooth, slender trunk and feathery compound leaves; esp., the betel palm.
Webster's New World

Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.

Wiktionary
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceaepalms native to tropical Asia.

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Other Word Forms of Areca

Noun

Singular:
areca
Plural:
arecas

Origin of Areca

  • Portuguese from Malayalam aṭekka areca nut from Tamil aṭaikkāy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Via Portuguese from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (áḍekka)

    From Wiktionary

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