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BETEL NUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does betel nut mean? 

BETEL NUT (noun)
  The noun BETEL NUT has 1 sense:

1. seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asiaplay

  Familiarity information: BETEL NUT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BETEL NUT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

areca nut; betel nut

Hypernyms ("betel nut" is a kind of...):

edible seed (many are used as seasoning)

Holonyms ("betel nut" is a part of...):

Areca catechu; Areca palm; betel palm (southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk))


 Context examples 


It is a mixture of tobacco, crushed areca nut (also called betel nut), spices, and other ingredients.

(Betel quid with tobacco, NCI Dictionary)



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