What does "betel" mean?

Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination

What is a synonym for "betel"?

Common synonyms include: betel leaf, betel leaf, betel pepper, piper betel.

//ˈbiːtəl// noun

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Noun

1
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination uncountable, usually
"Her face was flushed with the tingling effect of betel leaves."
2
Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians wordnet
3
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:; An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper. uncountable, usually
4
a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper wordnet
5
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:; The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut. uncountable, usually

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A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan. uncountable, usually
"In a small Bamboo case, prettily carved and ornamented, the Dyak carries his sirih and lime for betel chewing, and his little long-bladed knife has a Bamboo sheath."