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What does betel mean?

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Noun
  1. Either of two plants often used in combination:
    1. an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper
    2. the seed of the betel palm, Areca catechu: the betel nut
  2. A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.
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Allusion is to the custom of chewing betel leaves with catechu on such occasions of which the juice reddens the lips.
Women sell everything from tomatoes, chillies and betel to clay coffee roasters and straw sleeping mats.
The concoction which goes by the name of paan comprises betel leaves and a blend of aromatic substances which vary according to the type of paan.
As we admire rows of pineapples, betel leaves and birds-eye chillies, I look up and realise that we are under tall coconut palms laden with nuts.
Do not miss the signature Lalot appetizer of betel leaf and beef, a world of wonders in two bites.
As for the carvings, I bought some rather lovely chopsticks made from wild betel nut palm and a dolphin carved from the nut of the sago palm.

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