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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