| betel | <botany> 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. I is a woody climber with ovate manynerved leaves. Origin: Pg, fr. Tamil vettilei, prop. Meaning, a mere leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| betel nut | The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| betelguese | <astronomy> A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of Orion. Alternative forms: Betelgeux and Betelgeuse. Origin: F. Betelgeuse, of Arabic origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |