Areca

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Areca \A*re"ca\, n. [Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca.]
     (Bot.)
     A genus of palms, one species of which ({Areca catechu})
     produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in
     India and Southeast Asia with the leaf of the {Piper Betle}
     and lime.


     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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