betel

1. (uncountable, usually)Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination

2. Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:

   (uncountable, usually)An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper.

   Betelpfeffer, Betelnuss

   бете́льbetélʹ

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

3. (uncountable, usually)The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut.

4. (uncountable, usually)A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.

   Betel

1. Hey, could you spare a couple of betel nuts?

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2. Betel nuts come from the betel palm.

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3. Betel nuts come from the areca palm.

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4. Betel-palms grow wild all over the island.

   ruПо всему острову растут дикие бетелевые пальмы.

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