ARECA

areca

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

areca (plural arecas)

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

Anagrams

• Ceará, arace

Source: Wiktionary

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

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition