genus areca

Noun
  1. A monocotyledonous genus of palm trees (synset 112604805)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: areca - any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts
    belongs to: arecaceae, family arecaceae, family palmaceae, family palmae, palm family, palmaceae, palmae - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales

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