| NOUN | plant | areca | any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts |
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| Meaning | Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts. | |
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| Member of | genus Areca | A monocotyledonous genus of palm trees |
| Narrower | betel palm, Areca palm, Areca catechu | Southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk) |
| Broader | feather palm | palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves |
| Spanish | areca | |
| Catalan | areca | |
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