Areca

[ærikә]

Definition

(noun.) any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.

Edited by Alexander--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A genus of palms, one species of which produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in India with the leaf of the Piper Betle and lime.

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Definition

n. a genus of palm one species of which the Betel-nut Palm or Penang Palm (Areca catechu) bears nuts with austere and astringent properties which are chewed by the Malays with a little lime in a leaf of the betel-pepper making the lips and spittle red.

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