Definitions for: Betel

[n] Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: betel pepper, Piper betel

See Also: genus Piper, pepper vine, Piper, true pepper

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