About The Word Betel
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Betel
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What's The Definition Of Betel?
[n] Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
Synonyms | Synonyms for Betel: betel pepper | Piper betel Related Terms | Find terms related to Betel: See Also | genus Piper | pepper vine | Piper | true pepper Betel In Webster's Dictionary \Be"tel\ (b[=e]"t'l), n. [Pg., fr. Tamil ve[.t][.t]ilei,
prop. meaning, a mere leaf.] (Bot.)
A species of pepper ({Piper betle}), the leaves of which are
chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime,
by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a woody climber
with ovate many-nerved leaves.
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