areca

See also: Areca

English

Areca catechu

Etymology

Via Portuguese from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka)[1]

Noun

areca (plural arecas)

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

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References

  1. Source: OED

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Portuguese

Noun

areca f (plural arecas)

  1. areca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)

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Spanish

Noun

areca f (plural arecas)

  1. areca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)

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