areca

[In Ger. arek ( pal me ); Fr. arec; Port. areca. Said to be the Malabar or Malayalam name Latinised.] A genus of plants belonging to the order Palmaceæ, or Palms. It is the type of the section Arecinæ. Among the more nota IMG:content-0728.jpg:[graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] "Hercules a raught one of them named Gryneus bytween the eyen." -Jason, MS., 1. 6. (Boucher.)