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a•re•ca
(ə rē′kə, ar′i-),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologyany tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Malayalam aṭaykka
- Neo-Latin (earlier English sps. reflect Portuguese or French); all ultimately
- 1500–10
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