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n. Any of certain tropical Old World palms, such as those in the genera Areca and Chrysalidocarpus.

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

"The areca is a palm of great elegance; it rises to a height of about eighty feet, and a rich feathery crest adorns the summit."

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