- betel leaf
- the dried leaf of Piper betle, having expectorant, sialagogic, and stimulant effects; used as a component of the masticatory betel (q.v.).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
betel leaf
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betel leaf — noun The leaf of the betel, used for its medicinal properties … Wiktionary
betel nut — n [U and C] small pieces of red nut with a bitter taste, that are wrapped in a betel leaf and chewed … Dictionary of contemporary English
Betel — For the mixture of leaf and nut, see Paan. For the biblical place, see Bethel. Betel Scientific classification Kingdom: Plan … Wikipedia
betel — /beet l/, n. an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients. Also, betel pepper. [1545 55; < Pg bétele, bétere < Malayalam virrila or Tamil verrilai] * * * Either of two different plants that are… … Universalium
betel — The dried leaves of Piper betle (family Piperaceae), a climbing East Indian plant; used as a stimulant and narcotic. [Pg. b., betle, fr. Malayalam or Tamil vetilla] * * * be·tel bēt əl n a climbing pepper (Piper betle) of southeastern Asia whose… … Medical dictionary
Betel Chewing — What is commonly called betel chewing involves mastication of a nut from the areca palm (Areca cathechu), which is sliced or chopped up and wrapped artfully with a bit of liquefied lime in a betel leaf, which comes from a vine (Piper betel)… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Betel container — This betel container is made of embossed gold and filigree work set with rubies and emeralds. It was made in Burma (now Myanmar) in the nineteenth century. It was designed to hold betel , a mild narcotic chewed throughout Asia and traditionally… … Wikipedia
betel nut — noun (C, U) small pieces of red nut with a bitter taste, that are wrapped in a betel leaf and chewed (chew1 (2)) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Betel — Be tel (b[=e] t l), n. [Pg., fr. Tamil ve[.t][.t]ilei, prop. meaning, a mere leaf.] (Bot.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
betel — 1550s, probably via Port. betel, from Malayalam vettila, from veru ila simple leaf … Etymology dictionary
