areca Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

A*re"ca noun
Etymology
Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913