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Areca

Areca Meaning & Definition
Areca Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Areca?

[n] any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts

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See Also | Areca catechu | betel palm | feather palm | genus Areca

Areca In Webster's Dictionary

\A*re"ca\, n. [Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca.] (Bot.) 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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