betel

/ˈbidl/
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Other forms: betels

Definitions of betel
  1. noun
    Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
    synonyms: Piper betel, betel pepper
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    type of:
    pepper vine, true pepper
    any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
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