areca noun.
['arɪkǝ, ǝ'ri:kǝ] L16.[Portuguese from Malayalam aekka.](The fruit of) a tropical Asian palm of the genus
Areca, esp.
A. catechu, which yields astringent seeds often chewed with betel leaves.
Comb.:
areca nut an astringent seed of
A. catechu.
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