Translingual

Areca catechu bearing its betel nut fruit

Proper noun

Areca f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – palms native to tropical Asia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order; Arecaceae - family; Arecoideae - subfamily; Areceae - tribe; Arecinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Areca catechu. For other species see Areca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Areca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Areca catechu

Noun

areca ‎(plural arecas)

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

Derived terms

• areca nut

Translations

See also

• areca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• betel
• paan

References

1. ↑ Source: OED

Anagrams

• Ceará

Portuguese

Noun

areca f (plural arecas)

1. areca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)

Synonyms

• arequeira

Spanish

Noun

areca f ‎(plural arecas)

1. areca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)

Derived terms

• nuez de areca