areca

English - Turkish

Definition of areca in English Turkish dictionary

birkaç çeşit hurma ağacı

{i} areka

{i} bir tür palmiye

hurma ağaç

arecan

English - English

Definition of areca in English English dictionary

Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests

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

{i} type of palm tree

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

Related Terms

areca nut

The seed of the areca palm (not a true nut but a drupe), chewed as a mild stimulant

genus areca

a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees

Hyphenation

ar·e·ca

Etymology

[ &-'rE-k&, 'ar-i-k& ] (noun.) 1510. From the genus name.