Areca
- noun
- /ˈɛrɪkə/
- Specialized
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areca
- Visitors admired the beauty of the areca trees as they walked along the pathway shaded by their lush foliage.
- Areca tree
Examples
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Mahawanso—five hundred years before Christ, and preserved twenty-two centuries at Wihares; and the areca palm, which gives the nuts the natives chew with their betel leaves.
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In the garden, several areca palms stood majestically, their trunks towering above the vibrant flowers below.
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Betel nut is the colloquial term used for an areca palm seed and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) wrapped in the leaves of a betel vine.
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The tall areca trees swayed gently in the tropical breeze, their feather-like leaves creating a serene atmosphere.
Compounds
- Indian
A tall palm tree from Southeast Asia that produces betel nuts chewed in many cultures
- Indian
A seed from a palm tree chewed with betel leaves and lime in South and Southeast Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Areca comes from a South Asian name for the betel palm, the tree that gives the 'betel nut' people chew. So Areca now names this group of tropical Asian palm trees.
