Associations to the word «Areca»

Wiktionary

ARECA, noun. Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.
ARECA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae   — palms native to tropical Asia.
ARECA CATECHU, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Arecaceae   — the betel palm, producer of betel nuts.
ARECA NUT, noun. The seed of the areca palm (not a true nut but a drupe), chewed as a mild stimulant.
ARECA PALM, noun. Betel palm, Areca catechu

Dictionary definition

ARECA, noun. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.

Wise words

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