areca

Other forms: arecas

Definitions of areca

1. noun

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

   Areca catechu, betel palm

   southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)

   type of:

   feather palm

   palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves