areca

[ uh-ree-kuh, ar-i- ]

noun
  1. any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.

Origin of areca

1
First recorded in 1500–10; from New Latin (earlier English spellings reflect Portuguese or French ); all ultimately from Malayalam aṭaykka

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areca

/ (ˈærɪkə, əˈriːkə) /


noun
  1. any of various tall palms of the genus Areca, which are native to SE Asia and have white flowers and orange or red egg-shaped nuts

Origin of areca

1
C16: from Portuguese, from Malayalam adekka

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