Areca

See also: areca

Translingual

Areca catechu bearing its betel nut fruit

Etymology

Ultimately from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka).

Proper noun

Areca f

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

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; 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

References

• Areca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Areca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Areca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Areca at USDA Plants database
• Areca at Tropicos