areca

(ar′i kə, er′-; ə rē′kə)

noun

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

Origin: ModL < Port; prob. < Malayalam adekka

See areca in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of certain tropical Old World palms, such as those in the genera Areca and Chrysalidocarpus.

Origin:

Origin: Portuguese

Origin: , from Malayalam aṭekka, areca nut

Origin: , from Tamil aṭaikkāy

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