betel (ağaç)

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Definition of betel (ağaç) in Turkish English dictionary

{i} betel

{n} a species of pepper chewed by the Chinese

a plant whose leaves have a fresh taste, and which some people chew, especially in Asia (verrilai). Either of two different plants that are widely used in combination for chewing purposes in southern Asia and the East Indies. The betel nut is the seed of the areca, or betel, palm (Areca catechu), family Palmae; the betel leaf is from the betel pepper, or pan plant (Piper betle), family Piperaceae. For chewing, a small piece of the areca palm's fruit is wrapped in a leaf of the betel pepper, along with a pellet of lime to cause salivation and release the stimulating alkaloids. Chewing results in a heavy flow of brick-red saliva, which may temporarily dye the mouth, lips, and gums orange-brown. Betel nuts yield an alkaloid that veterinarians use as a worming agent

Either of two plants often used in combination

It is a woody climber with ovate many- nerved leaves

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

{i} Indian pepper plant

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

Related Terms

betel ağaç

betel

Hyphenation

be·tel (a·ğaç)